Abuja vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$953
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$801
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
91
😀 Quality of life
19
78
🏙️ Population
1.57M
6.26M

The cost of living in Abuja is 5% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4418th and 4604th ($1262 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Chile, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 8886th and 705th 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
$2.91
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$7298

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$787
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534