Chengdu vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$240	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$777
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	91
😀 Quality of life	72	77
🏙️ Population	20.9M	6.26M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 45% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7421st and 4686th ($623 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 1st in China and Chile, respectively. Check China vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 1890th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Santiago

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	Chengdu	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$8040

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731