Abuja vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$165
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$869
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$674
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
91
😀 Quality of life
21
77
🏙️ Population
1.57M
6.26M

The cost of living in Abuja is 73% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 9247th and 4828th ($288 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Nigeria and Chile, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 8926th and 685th 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
$1.42
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$3.11
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$6400

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$313
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

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