Meru vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$2931
🏠 One person rent
$185
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$937
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$860
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
27
92
😀 Quality of life
28
81
🏙️ Population
42.7K
6.26M

The cost of living in Meru is 54% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8425th and 4785th ($543 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Kenya and Chile, respectively. Check Kenya vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 8855th and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Santiago

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Meru Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$4.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$12174

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583

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