Addis Ababa vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1289	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$739	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$1202	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$844
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	91
😀 Quality of life	46	81
🏙️ Population	5.7M	6.26M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 16% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4519th and 4939th ($1289 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.8 months in Santiago. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7005th and 672nd 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	$4.52	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$733	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1328	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$823	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.5	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$129	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.11%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2572	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1694	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.94	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.63	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.64	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.51	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.04	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.72	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$182	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.82	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.8	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30210	$9190

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$1031
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$1039
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$802
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$1175
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$1016
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$1169
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$559
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$502
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$826
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$586
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$694
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$560
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$498
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$533
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$499
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$500
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$971
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$499
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$522
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$508
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$517
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$857
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$512
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$519
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$724
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$500
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$498
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$527
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$560
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$879
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$896
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$627
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$549
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$910

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827