Frankfurt vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$869
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$674
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
91
😀 Quality of life
94
77
🏙️ Population
759K
6.26M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 77% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2040th and 4828th ($1902 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 Frankfurt compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 38th and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Santiago

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Frankfurt Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$3.11
 Cappuccino
$3.78
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$6400

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440