Cost of living comparison

compared to

Addis Ababa vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 33.5% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 48.2% less in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 14.2% more in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 8.8% more in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 80.1% more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.5% less in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 49.5% more in Addis Ababa

The cost of housing, childcare, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Addis Ababa are more expensive than in Santiago. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Addis Ababa. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Addis Ababa.

Addis Ababa vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Santiago, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 48.2% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.50 CLF0.2500	$4.26 ETB655.54	-59.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.10 CLF0.1900	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	-19.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 CLF0.0400	$0.61 ETB93.51	-62.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$0.57 ETB87.20	-51.3%
Average			-48.2%

Santiago vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 14.2% more for groceries

	Santiago	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 CLF0.0400	$1.26 ETB193.73	-18.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.13 CLF0.1200	$4.34 ETB667.36	-15.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 CLF0.1100	$5.42 ETB834.53	+19.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.01 CLF0.0900	$2.28 ETB351.02	-43.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 CLF0.0700	$5.76 ETB886.79	+92.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$3.08 ETB473.48	+239.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$0.43 ETB66.40	-38.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 CLF0.0200	$1.06 ETB162.78	+15.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$0.40 ETB62.30	-52.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 CLF0.0200	$0.28 ETB42.45	-65.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 CLF0.0200	$0.91 ETB139.43	+21.9%
Average			+14.2%

Santiago vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 8.8% more for transportation

	Santiago	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 CLF0.1200	$4.81 ETB740.52	-7.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.99 CLF0.9900	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	-71.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,201.90 CLF454.2600	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	+186.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.86 CLF0.3000	$3.62 ETB556.29	-71.9%
Average			+8.8%

Santiago vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Santiago	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.76 CLF0.5100	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	+498.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.56 CLF11.8900	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	+62.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$424.00 CLF10.0300	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	+20.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.40 CLF2.5400	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	+13.6%
Average			+148.8%

Santiago vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 80.1% more for childcare

	Santiago	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.25 CLF10.2000	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	-78.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,923.79 CLF211.1100	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	+238.3%
Average			+80.1%

Santiago vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.15 CLF0.0700	$0.90 ETB138.50	-71.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0700	$1.09 ETB167.35	-64.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.56 CLF0.1300	$5.10 ETB784.81	-8.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.24 CLF0.7600	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	+92.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.30 CLF0.1500	$3.75 ETB577.06	-40.5%
Average			-18.5%

Santiago vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 49.5% more for clothing

	Santiago	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.82 CLF1.2700	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	-16.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.77 CLF0.7300	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	+144.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.54 CLF1.7400	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	+27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.13 CLF1.9200	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	+41.9%
Average			+49.5%

Santiago vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Santiago vs.

Athens

Santiago vs.

Lima

Santiago vs.

Vienna

Santiago vs.

Berlin

Santiago vs.

London

Santiago vs.

Moscow

Santiago vs.

Singapore

Santiago vs.

Hanoi

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Chile vs. Ethiopia. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Chile and Ethiopia.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Santiago

Add prices for Addis Ababa

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Addis Ababa or Santiago. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.