Addis Ababa vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2945
🏠 One person rent
$758
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$934
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
34
92
😀 Quality of life
45
80
🏙️ Population
5.7M
6.26M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 7% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4635th and 4795th ($1269 vs $1191) 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 0.1 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 7273rd and 688th 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
$4.01
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$10578

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$848
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$966
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$840
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$790
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$879
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$930
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$941
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$943
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1180
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$974
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$987
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$1008
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$826
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$895
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$907
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$893
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$860
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$921
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$642
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$900
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$935
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$589
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$804
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$740
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$915
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$929
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$764
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$830
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$747
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$973
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$897
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$759
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$887
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$938
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$768
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$893
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$916
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$891
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$577
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$849