Munich vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Munich	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2188	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5197	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3867	$674
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	91
😀 Quality of life	94	77
🏙️ Population	1.49M	6.26M

The cost of living in Munich is 104% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1315th and 4828th ($2188 vs $1075) 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 1.8 months in Munich compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 48th and 685th 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	$14.6	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.78	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2472	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1982	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11808	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8614	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.8	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.5	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$6400

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599

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