Abuja vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$2931
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$937
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$860
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
39
92
😀 Quality of life
23
81
🏙️ Population
1.69M
6.26M

The cost of living in Abuja is 16% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4364th and 4785th ($1375 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Nigeria and Chile, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 9006th and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Santiago

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Abuja Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$4.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$12174

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$692
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$323
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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