Cologne vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cologne	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$1830	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	91
😀 Quality of life	96	81
🏙️ Population	1.09M	6.26M

The cost of living in Cologne is 78% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2104th and 4939th ($1968 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Germany and Chile, respectively. Check Germany vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 23rd and 672nd 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	$15.4	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.38	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1997	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1478	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6855	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5848	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.6	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19386	$9190

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1750
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1699
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1711
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1736
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1695
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1770
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1694
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1678
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1716
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1642
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1957
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1674
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1691
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1654
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1645
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1666
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1608
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1611
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1650
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1613
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1662
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1979

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827