Chile vs Germany - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Germany
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1028
$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2508
$4178
🏠 One person rent
$471
$927
🏘️ Family rent
$791
$1579
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$837
$3363
💸 GDP per capita
$16710
$56104
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
8.67
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
80.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
77
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
55.7%
🎓 Higher education
85
94
😀 Quality of life
70
93
🏙️ Population
19.8M
83.5M

The average cost of living in Chile ($1028) is 42% less expensive than in Germany ($1764). Chile ranked 94th vs 26th for Germany in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chile compared to 1.9 months in Germany. Ranked 53rd and 12th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs Germany

We calculate prices for Chile and Germany as a population-weighted mean of 46 and 662 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Chile Germany
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.6
$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$5.25
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$869
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$672
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$652
$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.36%
3.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$6140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2298
$4063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$3.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$27.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.11
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$6.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.25
$9.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.71
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.6
$70.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$94.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$430
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9851
$16025

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1186
6.26M
Puente Alto
$926
568K
San Bernardo
$807
301K
Vina del Mar
$957
333K
Antofagasta
$1043
349K
Valparaiso
$937
297K
Calama
$690
158K
Iquique
$958
188K
Talcahuano
$702
270K
Temuco
$941
282K
Talca
$876
232K
La Serena
$882
195K
Quilpue
$904
148K
Villa Alemana
$891
140K
Coquimbo
$883
204K
Rancagua
$831
231K
Concepcion
$923
218K
Punta Arenas
$1234
123K
Chillan
$718
164K
Copiapo
$816
151K
Arica
$686
202K
Puerto Montt
$800
170K
Valdivia
$867
150K
Los Angeles
$890
143K
Osorno
$839
147K
Ovalle
$757
124K
San Antonio
$1114
86.2K
Coronel
$848
116K
Quillota
$896
73.3K
Curico
$828
137K

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2371
3.78M
Hamburg City
$2189
1.91M
Munich
$2525
1.51M
Cologne
$1941
1.09M
Frankfurt
$2251
776K
Stuttgart
$2011
633K
Dusseldorf
$1913
631K
Nuremberg
$1753
526K
Dortmund
$1482
595K
Bremen City
$1765
577K
Essen
$1519
587K
Leipzig
$1659
620K
Dresden
$1448
566K
Hanover
$1829
548K
Wuppertal
$1547
359K
Duisburg
$1507
504K
Mannheim
$1758
317K
Bonn
$1948
336K
Munster
$1803
323K
Karlsruhe
$1962
310K
Bochum
$1548
366K
Bielefeld
$1638
338K
Braunschweig
$1538
252K
Augsburg
$1938
303K
Wiesbaden
$1996
286K
Aachen
$1618
253K
Solingen
$1698
162K
Monchengladbach
$1657
269K
Kiel
$1557
249K
Chemnitz
$1530
251K