Dongguan vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$263	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$844
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	69	91
😀 Quality of life	72	81
🏙️ Population	10.5M	6.26M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 40% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7341st and 4939th ($662 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 1st in China and Chile, respectively. Check China vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 3389th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Santiago

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	Dongguan	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$9190

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

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