Addis Ababa vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Addis Ababa	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2790	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$674	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$1109	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.2	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$184	$860
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	34	92
😀 Quality of life	45	81
🏙️ Population	5.7M	6.26M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 3% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4878th and 4785th ($1148 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and Chile, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7160th and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Santiago

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	Addis Ababa	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.55	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$0.93	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$431	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1134	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$774	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.7	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.33%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1943	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1220	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.81	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.55	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.58	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.83	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.32	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.94	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.38	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.55	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.44	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30429	$12174

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$910
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$931
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$746
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$1050
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$923
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$1045
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$563
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$521
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$748
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$590
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$682
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$564
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$481
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$513
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$484
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$483
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$947
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$476
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$497
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$494
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$509
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$788
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$488
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$505
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$745
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$478
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$476
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$532
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$803
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$809
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$591
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$543
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$834

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