Essen vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$666
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$844
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
91
😀 Quality of life
96
81
🏙️ Population
587K
6.26M

The cost of living in Essen is 37% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 3903rd and 4939th ($1516 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 1st in Germany and Chile, respectively. Check Germany vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 24th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Santiago

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Essen Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$9190

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

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