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Santiago vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 23.2% more expensive than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 31.7% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 12.4% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 13.0% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 14.3% less in Santiago
Childcare: pay 82.1% more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.3% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 3.9% less in Santiago

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

Santiago vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.7% more for restaurants

	Windhoek	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.97 NAD185.90	$10.50 CLF0.2500	-4.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 NAD88.01	$8.10 CLF0.1900	+56.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NAD16.52	$1.61 CLF0.0400	+65.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 NAD18.05	$1.16 CLF0.0300	+9.3%
Average			+31.7%

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pay 12.4% more for groceries

	Windhoek	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 NAD14.68	$1.55 CLF0.0400	+79.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.40 NAD57.61	$5.13 CLF0.1200	+50.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.39 NAD91.42	$4.52 CLF0.1100	-16.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.09 NAD52.36	$4.01 CLF0.0900	+29.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 NAD40.11	$3.00 CLF0.0700	+26.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 NAD14.92	$0.91 CLF0.0200	+2.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD15.75	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-24.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD13.31	$0.92 CLF0.0200	+17.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 NAD14.26	$0.84 CLF0.0200	+0.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NAD17.05	$0.79 CLF0.0200	-21.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 NAD13.68	$0.74 CLF0.0200	-7.9%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 13.0% more for transportation

	Windhoek	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74 NAD80.31	$5.23 CLF0.1200	+10.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.19 NAD782.76	$41.99 CLF0.9900	-9.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,093.12 NAD391,378.53	$19,201.90 CLF450.9900	-16.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.68 NAD130.13	$12.86 CLF0.3000	+67.5%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 14.3% less for housing

	Windhoek	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.55 NAD924.53	$21.76 CLF0.5100	-60.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.56 NAD9,110.42	$502.56 CLF11.8000	-6.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.07 NAD6,729.54	$424.00 CLF9.9600	+6.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.92 NAD1,778.11	$107.40 CLF2.5200	+2.4%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 82.1% more for childcare

	Windhoek	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$215.99 NAD3,660.61	$431.25 CLF10.1300	+99.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,426.88 NAD91,973.95	$8,923.79 CLF209.5900	+64.4%
Average			+82.1%

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pay 41.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.02 NAD34.25	$3.15 CLF0.0700	+55.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 NAD33.88	$3.09 CLF0.0700	+54.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 NAD48.92	$5.56 CLF0.1300	+92.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.44 NAD668.44	$32.24 CLF0.7600	-18.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.20 NAD88.06	$6.30 CLF0.1500	+21.2%
Average			+41.3%

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pay 3.9% less for clothing

	Windhoek	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.61 NAD908.56	$53.82 CLF1.2600	+0.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 NAD474.22	$30.77 CLF0.7200	+10.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.20 NAD1,579.49	$73.54 CLF1.7300	-21.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.16 NAD1,443.21	$81.13 CLF1.9100	-4.7%
Average			-3.9%

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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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