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Santiago vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 49.3% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 84.8% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 51.4% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 0.9% less in Santiago
Housing: pay 82.9% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 47.1% more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 59.1% more in Santiago

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Santiago are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Santiago.

Santiago vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 84.8% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES751.45	$10.50 CLF0.2500	+80.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.74	$8.10 CLF0.1900	+16.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.86	$1.61 CLF0.0400	+130.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.09	$1.16 CLF0.0300	+111.9%
Average			+84.8%

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pay 51.4% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.74	$1.55 CLF0.0400	+183.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.62	$5.13 CLF0.1200	-7.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.42	$4.52 CLF0.1100	+34.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.89	$4.01 CLF0.0900	+144.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.80	$3.00 CLF0.0700	+2.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES182.10	$0.91 CLF0.0200	-35.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.45	$0.70 CLF0.0200	+47.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.16	$0.92 CLF0.0200	+3.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.05	$0.84 CLF0.0200	+84.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.55	$0.79 CLF0.0200	+60.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.57	$0.74 CLF0.0200	+46.8%
Average			+51.4%

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pay 0.9% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.91	$5.23 CLF0.1200	-3.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,007.74	$41.99 CLF0.9900	+35.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96	$19,201.90 CLF454.2600	-11.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,204.26	$12.86 CLF0.3000	-24.5%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 82.9% more for housing

	Nairobi	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,160.40	$21.76 CLF0.5100	-45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,741.91	$502.56 CLF11.8900	+5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,706.75	$424.00 CLF10.0300	+105.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,796.09	$107.40 CLF2.5400	+266.2%
Average			+82.9%

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pay 47.1% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES29,014.37	$431.25 CLF10.2000	+92.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95	$8,923.79 CLF211.1100	+1.7%
Average			+47.1%

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pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.58	$3.15 CLF0.0700	+35.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.78	$3.09 CLF0.0700	+30.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.77	$5.56 CLF0.1300	+79.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,863.82	$32.24 CLF0.7600	-28.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.84	$6.30 CLF0.1500	-14.3%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 59.1% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,540.20	$53.82 CLF1.2700	+174.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,220.51	$30.77 CLF0.7300	+23.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,791.98	$73.54 CLF1.7400	+8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,061.57	$81.13 CLF1.9200	+30.3%
Average			+59.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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