Nairobi vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$269
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$801
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
91
😀 Quality of life
57
78
🏙️ Population
5.55M
6.26M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 38% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6689th and 4604th ($745 vs $1200) 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 5632nd and 705th 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
$3.67
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$7298

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534