Abidjan vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1224
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$548
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$912
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$198
$844
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
33
91
😀 Quality of life
43
81
🏙️ Population
5.62M
6.26M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 10% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4654th and 4939th ($1224 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Chile, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7383rd and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Santiago

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Abidjan Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.07
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1432
$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.2
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.52
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.67
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.8
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.83
$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3211
$9190

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1057
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1057
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1083
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1066
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1082
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$631
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1123
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$532
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$668
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$822
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$630
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$600
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1099
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$417
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$652
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$684
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$502
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$503
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$503
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$835
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$1003
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$699
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$703
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$846
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$514
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$598
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$705
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$502
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$793
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$712
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$743
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$536
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$1010
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$877
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$508

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$768
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$874
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$760
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$714
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$780
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$839
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$849
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$845
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1065
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$885
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$908
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$911
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$752
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$877
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$897
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$877
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$838
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$821
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$639
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$806
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$848
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$578
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$724
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$666
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$829
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$833
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$756
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$746
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$657
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$874
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$801
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$750
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$840
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$752
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$800
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$819
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$798
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$571
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$827