Cologne vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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