Cologne vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$801
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
91
😀 Quality of life
97
78
🏙️ Population
1.08M
6.26M

The cost of living in Cologne is 54% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2308th and 4604th ($1851 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Germany and Chile, respectively. Check Germany vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 16th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Santiago

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Cologne Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$3.52
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$11.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$7298

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534