Essen vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2945
🏠 One person rent
$682
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$934
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$881
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
92
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
587K
6.26M

The cost of living in Essen is 31% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 3860th and 4795th ($1561 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in Germany and Chile, respectively. Check Germany vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 17th and 688th 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
$17
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$10578

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$848
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$966
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$840
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$790
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$879
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$930
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$941
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$943
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1180
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$974
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$987
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$1008
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$826
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$895
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$907
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$893
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$860
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$921
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$642
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$900
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$935
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$589
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$804
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$740
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$915
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$929
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$764
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$830
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$747
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$973
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$897
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$759
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$887
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$938
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$768
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$893
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$916
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$891
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$577
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$849