Cost of living comparison

 Kenya
compared to
 Chile
Chile vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

Chile is 78.7% more expensive than Kenya overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.2 times more in Chile
Groceries
pay 70.8% more in Chile
Transportation
pay 3.9% more in Chile
Housing
pay 2.5 times more in Chile
Childcare
pay 49.5% more in Chile
Entertainment and Sports
pay 33.5% more in Chile
Clothing
pay 2.3 times more in Chile

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

Chile vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chile instead of Kenya, you would:

pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

 
Kenya
Chile
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.25
KES420.59
$8.12
CLF0.2000
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.64
KES730.69
$7.20
CLF0.1800
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.55
KES71.21
$1.33
CLF0.0300

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pay 70.8% more for groceries

 
Kenya
Chile
Bread
1 loaf
$0.50
KES64.97
$1.54
CLF0.0400
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.85
KES499.12
$5.09
CLF0.1300
Milk (1 gallon) $2.73
KES353.44
$4.33
CLF0.1100

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pay 3.9% more for transportation

 
Kenya
Chile
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.65
KES732.18
$5.14
CLF0.1300
Monthly public transit pass $32.71
KES4,236.16
$33.34
CLF0.8300
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,627.25
KES2,153,228.74
$16,204.48
CLF404.2000

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

 
Kenya
Chile
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$38.26
KES4,954.18
$21.54
CLF0.5400
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $175.35
KES22,707.97
$453.06
CLF11.3000
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $99.93
KES12,940.45
$359.28
CLF8.9600

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pay 49.5% more for childcare

 
Kenya
Chile
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $135.79
KES17,585.42
$313.82
CLF7.8300
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,611.54
KES856,194.26
$4,486.89
CLF111.9200

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pay 33.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Kenya
Chile
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.99
KES258.06
$2.73
CLF0.0700
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.16
KES279.99
$2.69
CLF0.0700
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.93
KES379.25
$5.08
CLF0.1300

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

 
Kenya
Chile
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$12.19
KES1,578.43
$43.89
CLF1.0900
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.75
KES2,557.62
$28.66
CLF0.7100
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$35.28
KES4,569.17
$61.62
CLF1.5400

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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: July 2025
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