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
KES496.15
|
$10.93
CLF0.3800
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES694.62
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.51
|
$1.62
CLF0.0600
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.20
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 62.1% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.35
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES734.71
|
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES435.12
|
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.43
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES344.10
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.17
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.83
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES100.00
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.53
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.24
|
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.28
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 2.1% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES785.39
|
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,445.54
|
$43.74
CLF1.5100
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,381,538.46
|
$17,494.37
CLF602.0900
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,627.38
|
$12.46
CLF0.4300
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,233.43
|
$21.91
CLF0.7500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,035.66
|
$543.19
CLF18.6900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,284.76
|
$457.36
CLF15.7400
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,875.75
|
$117.58
CLF4.0500
|
|
pay 83.2% more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,915.87
|
$405.22
CLF13.9500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES983,565.76
|
$6,858.55
CLF236.0400
|
|
pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES297.69
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES288.83
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES347.31
|
$5.47
CLF0.1900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,916.07
|
$39.95
CLF1.3700
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES793.85
|
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 75.9% more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,394.27
|
$54.28
CLF1.8700
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,217.91
|
$32.49
CLF1.1200
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,374.65
|
$74.64
CLF2.5700
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,767.50
|
$78.76
CLF2.7100
|
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