Chongqing vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$180	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$844
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	91
😀 Quality of life	74	81
🏙️ Population	32.1M	6.26M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 49% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8185th and 4939th ($561 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 1st in China and Chile, respectively. Check China vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 2237th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Santiago

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	Chongqing	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$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	$0.96	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$9190

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

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