Dresden vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$755
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$844
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
91
😀 Quality of life
89
81
🏙️ Population
566K
6.26M

The cost of living in Dresden is 40% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 3768th and 4939th ($1555 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd and 1st in Germany and Chile, respectively. Check Germany vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 263rd and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Santiago

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Dresden Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$9190

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

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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