Leipzig vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Leipzig	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1371	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3423	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$641	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$1212	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$462	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2399	$674
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	91
😀 Quality of life	91	77
🏙️ Population	625K	6.26M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 28% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 3960th and 4828th ($1371 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st 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 0.6 months in Santiago. Leipzig ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 106th and 685th 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	$11.1	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.1	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5428	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.9	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.5	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.4	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10639	$6400

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1322
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1269
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1267
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1263
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1242
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1270
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1260
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1253
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1262
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1271
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1249
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1214
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1230
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1096
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1166
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1255
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1269
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1069
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1134
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1193
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$961
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1216
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1135
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1252
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1260
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1296
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1250
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1099
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1165
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1248
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1278
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1329
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1204

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