Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 34.3% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 57.4% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3800
|
$4.49
KES596.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
$5.24
KES695.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$0.50
KES66.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$0.41
KES54.60
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$0.48
KES63.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
$5.31
KES704.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
$3.40
KES451.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$1.37
KES182.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$2.61
KES346.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$0.92
KES121.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.37
KES49.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.71
KES94.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.39
KES51.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.37
KES48.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.38
KES51.04
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
$4.72
KES626.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.6800
|
$33.03
KES4,386.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF610.9300
|
$15,338.57
KES2,037,307.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
$10.74
KES1,426.12
|
|
pay 25.4% less for housing
Santiago
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.8900
|
$45.12
KES5,992.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF17.7300
|
$370.90
KES49,264.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF16.6600
|
$174.44
KES23,169.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.2300
|
$19.29
KES2,562.15
|
|
pay 27.2% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF14.6900
|
$128.41
KES17,056.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF227.4500
|
$7,645.08
KES1,015,438.63
|
|
pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
$1.87
KES248.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$2.13
KES282.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
$2.62
KES347.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3400
|
$42.98
KES5,708.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
$5.99
KES795.05
|
|
pay 47.7% less for clothing
Santiago
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF1.9600
|
$16.15
KES2,145.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.0900
|
$23.44
KES3,113.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.5600
|
$40.37
KES5,362.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.8300
|
$43.70
KES5,804.75
|
|
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