Nairobi vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2931
🏠 One person rent
$305
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$937
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$860
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
92
😀 Quality of life
59
81
🏙️ Population
5.55M
6.26M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 32% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6736th and 4785th ($807 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Nairobi compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6034th and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Santiago

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Nairobi Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$4.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$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
$383
$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$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
$0.48
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$12174

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

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