Santiago vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1186
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2931
$2420
🏠 One person rent
$538
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$937
$867
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$860
$289
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
92
30
😀 Quality of life
81
53
🏙️ Population
6.26M
486K

The cost of living in Santiago is 14% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4785th and 5257th ($1186 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Chile and Namibia, respectively. Check Chile vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 637th and 6487th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Windhoek

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Santiago Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.98
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.3
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.75
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.35%
11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2854
$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.9
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.58
$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.64
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.92
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.23
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$484
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12174
$5490

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$945
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$982
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$998
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$925
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$991
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$834
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$893
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$890
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$891
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$796
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$663
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$691
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$691
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$723
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$903
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$590
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$615
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$904
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$549
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$813
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$860
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$994
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$632
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$554
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$789
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$950
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$811
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$1031
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$742
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$872
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$912
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$1104
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$631
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$1015
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$1204
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$997
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$742
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$610
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$851