Dusseldorf vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dusseldorf	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4660	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$1825	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3858	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	92
😀 Quality of life	94	81
🏙️ Population	631K	6.26M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 61% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2319th and 4785th ($1913 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 2nd in Germany and Chile, respectively. Check Germany vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dusseldorf compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 26th and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Santiago

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	Dusseldorf	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.43	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$795	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1892	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9744	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5208	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.3	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.52	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1041	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20776	$12174

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1685
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1637
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1653
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1658
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1699
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1611
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1713
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1662
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1588
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1594
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1633
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1652
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1696
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1580
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1580
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1507
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1698
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1657
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1726
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1972
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1613
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1636
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1544
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1564
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1547
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1584
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1617
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1653
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1519
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1667
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1631
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1468
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1563
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1552
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1941

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895