Cost of living comparison

 Berlin, Germany
compared to
 Santiago, Chile
Santiago vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary
Santiago vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago instead of Berlin, you would:

pay 35.8% less for restaurants

 
Berlin
Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€13.75
$12.36
CLF0.3100
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.79
€10.09
$8.24
CLF0.2100
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.88
€2.47
$1.78
CLF0.0400

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pay 17.7% less for groceries

 
Berlin
Santiago
Bread
1 loaf
$1.96
€1.67
$1.48
CLF0.0400
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.66
€5.70
$5.49
CLF0.1400
Milk (1 gallon) $4.57
€3.91
$4.59
CLF0.1100

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pay 37.4% less for transportation

 
Berlin
Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.19
€6.15
$5.14
CLF0.1300
Monthly public transit pass $52.52
€44.93
$41.20
CLF1.0300
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,799.21
€27,204.23
$18,540.00
CLF462.4600

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pay 56.7% less for housing

 
Berlin
Santiago
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.99
€38.49
$20.87
CLF0.5200
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,278.77
€1,093.99
$513.58
CLF12.8100
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $938.86
€803.20
$439.93
CLF10.9700

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pay 3.5% less for childcare

 
Berlin
Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $306.98
€262.62
$387.71
CLF9.6700
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,639.17
€8,246.31
$6,421.89
CLF160.1900

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pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Berlin
Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.29
€3.67
$2.83
CLF0.0700
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.98
€3.41
$3.09
CLF0.0800
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.11
€7.79
$5.15
CLF0.1300

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pay 31.6% less for clothing

 
Berlin
Santiago
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.49
€73.14
$52.80
CLF1.3200
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.99
€35.07
$31.11
CLF0.7800
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.49
€81.69
$73.37
CLF1.8300

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