Santiago vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Santiago	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1200	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2937	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$540	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$964	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	28
😀 Quality of life	78	50
🏙️ Population	6.26M	431K

The cost of living in Santiago is 43% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4604th and 6296th ($1200 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.9 months in Windhoek. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 705th and 6223rd 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	$12.2	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.67	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$515	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$989	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$774	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.25%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2861	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.77	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7298	$5452

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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

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822