Leipzig vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leipzig	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3962	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$856	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$1466	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3010	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	71	91
😀 Quality of life	92	81
🏙️ Population	620K	6.26M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 53% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 3162nd and 4939th ($1690 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 1st in Germany and Chile, respectively. Check Germany vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Leipzig ranked 15th best city to live in Germany vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 113th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Santiago

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	Leipzig	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.1	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1353	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4459	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2997	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.08	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.8	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10887	$9190

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1601
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1415
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1420
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1388
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1415
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1419
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1396
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1422
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1471
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1422
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1126
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1408
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1251
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1374
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1420
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1436
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1207
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1385
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1421
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1084
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1381
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1320
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1424
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1298
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1422
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1448
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1423
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1249
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1301
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1424
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1427
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1475
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1485
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401

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