Beijing vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$589	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$844
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	73	81
🏙️ Population	21.9M	6.26M

The cost of living in Beijing is 7% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5355th and 4939th ($1029 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Chile, respectively. Check China vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 2546th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Santiago

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	Beijing	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$9190

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827