Addis Ababa vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$407
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$869
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$674
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
91
😀 Quality of life
40
77
🏙️ Population
3.04M
6.26M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 14% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5819th and 4828th ($923 vs $1075) 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 0.6 months in Santiago. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7141st and 685th 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
$6.72
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.11
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$6400

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440