Munich vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Munich	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2525	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5816	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$1500	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$2602	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$252	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4312	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	92
😀 Quality of life	94	81
🏙️ Population	1.51M	6.26M

The cost of living in Munich is 113% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 863rd and 4785th ($2525 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Germany and Chile, respectively. Check Germany vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 44th and 637th 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	$19.2	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.2	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.92	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2776	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2116	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13704	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9217	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.76	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.3	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.9	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$871	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17274	$12174

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895