Nairobi vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nairobi	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$760	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2089	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$262	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$399	$777
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	68	91
😀 Quality of life	59	77
🏙️ Population	5.55M	6.26M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 33% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6622nd and 4686th ($760 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Chile, respectively. Check Kenya vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 5369th and 764th 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	$5.45	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.64	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.1	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.8%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.6	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$187	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7984	$8040

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Cities near Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$589
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$408
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$500
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$541
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$638
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$561
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$483
265 km or 165 mi	Kisumu	$522
316 km or 196 mi	Mumias	$490
367 km or 228 mi	Tororo	$602
394 km or 245 mi	Mbale	$605
425 km or 264 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Mombasa	$580
444 km or 276 mi	Jinja	$562
456 km or 284 mi	Mwanza	$625
491 km or 305 mi	Tanga	$545
501 km or 311 mi	Kira Town	$646
503 km or 313 mi	Kampala	$698
507 km or 315 mi	Entebbe	$558
564 km or 351 mi	Dodoma	$502
603 km or 375 mi	Stone Town	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Zanzibar	$552
623 km or 387 mi	Morogoro	$486
671 km or 417 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
674 km or 419 mi	Gulu	$594
741 km or 461 mi	Muyinga	$650
751 km or 467 mi	Byumba	$613
755 km or 469 mi	Kigali	$771
769 km or 478 mi	Ruyigi	$648
778 km or 483 mi	Kasese	$573
794 km or 494 mi	Nyanza	$518
796 km or 495 mi	Bunia	$801
798 km or 496 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
798 km or 496 mi	Ngozi	$648
799 km or 496 mi	Butare	$413
801 km or 498 mi	Gitega	$651
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$648
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$585
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$479
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$785

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731