Munich vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Munich	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2332	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5652	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3717	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	91
😀 Quality of life	94	78
🏙️ Population	1.51M	6.26M

The cost of living in Munich is 94% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1056th and 4604th ($2332 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Germany and Chile, respectively. Check Germany vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 54th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Santiago

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	Munich	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.8	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1433	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2772	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1009	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19483	$7298

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668

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