Onitsha vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$972
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2129
$2851
🏠 One person rent
$590
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$1043
$950
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.2
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
36
91
😀 Quality of life
12
77
🏙️ Population
1.48M
6.26M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 14% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5680th and 4686th ($972 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Nigeria and Chile, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Onitsha compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 9148th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Onitsha vs Santiago

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Onitsha Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$496
$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1843
$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.1
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.2
$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.21%
5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$642
$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.97
$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.68
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.7
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$99.9
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.22
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.62
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1617
$8040

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$805
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$1611
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$462
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$883
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$558
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$621
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$881
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$679
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$651
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$634
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$384
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$779
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$695
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1502
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$764
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$776
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$741
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$601
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$535
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$655
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$677
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$553
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1113
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$743
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1030
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1265
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$555
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$670
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$820
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$709
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$371
518 km or 322 mi Save
$613
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$590
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$526
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$759
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1121
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$747
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$755
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$647

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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