Abuja vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$2851
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$950
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$777
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
38
91
😀 Quality of life
19
77
🏙️ Population
1.69M
6.26M

The cost of living in Abuja is 33% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 3416th and 4686th ($1502 vs $1133) 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 8901st and 764th 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
$3.45
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.5
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$10.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$8040

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$743
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$371
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$820
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$526
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$462
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$759
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$651
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$741
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1265

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$875
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$930
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$759
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$720
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$798
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$833
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$832
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1074
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$874
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$805
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$920
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$765
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$812
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$823
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$815
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$790
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$835
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$511
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$814
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$860
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$768
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$735
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$642
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$807
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$814
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$731
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$750
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$671
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$902
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$722
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$762
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$710
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$793
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$791
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$786
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$680
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$731