Nairobi vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$286
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$844
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
68
91
😀 Quality of life
58
81
🏙️ Population
5.55M
6.26M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 27% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6622nd and 4939th ($811 vs $1108) 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 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6071st and 672nd 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
$5.85
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$9190

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$768
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$874
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$760
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$714
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$780
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$839
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$849
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$845
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1065
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$885
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$908
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$911
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$752
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$877
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$897
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$877
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$838
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$821
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$639
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$806
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$848
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$578
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$724
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$666
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$829
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$833
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$756
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$746
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$657
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$874
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$801
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$750
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$840
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$752
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$800
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$819
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$798
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$571
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$827