Essen vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$681
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$801
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
91
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
585K
6.26M

The cost of living in Essen is 27% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 3595th and 4604th ($1525 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st 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 Essen compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 31st and 705th 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
$13.6
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$3.52
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$11.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$7298

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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