Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 77.2% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES501.92
|
$10.93
CLF0.3600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES702.69
|
$8.75
CLF0.2900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES76.39
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.94
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 62.1% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES73.19
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES743.26
|
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES440.18
|
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES220.97
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES348.11
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES145.85
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.46
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES101.17
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES53.14
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.87
|
$0.74
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.00
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 2.1% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES794.53
|
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,497.23
|
$43.74
CLF1.4500
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,409,230.77
|
$17,494.37
CLF581.9700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,646.31
|
$12.46
CLF0.4100
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,294.28
|
$21.91
CLF0.7300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,663.99
|
$543.19
CLF18.0700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,578.77
|
$457.36
CLF15.2100
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,909.19
|
$117.58
CLF3.9100
|
|
pay 83.2% more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES19,135.82
|
$405.22
CLF13.4800
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES995,002.57
|
$6,858.55
CLF228.1600
|
|
pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES301.15
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES292.19
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES351.35
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,984.86
|
$39.95
CLF1.3300
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES803.08
|
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 75.9% more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,422.11
|
$54.28
CLF1.8100
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,255.33
|
$32.49
CLF1.0800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,460.40
|
$74.64
CLF2.4800
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,846.19
|
$78.76
CLF2.6200
|
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