Dongguan vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$257	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	69	91
😀 Quality of life	69	78
🏙️ Population	10.5M	6.26M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 44% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7055th and 4604th ($678 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th 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 0.7 months in Santiago. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 3115th and 705th 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	$2.12	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$7298

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$763
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$958
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$602
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$629
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$491
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$830
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$641
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2427
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1590
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$808
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$801
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$824
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1014
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$852
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$895
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$783
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$726
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$819
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$780
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$691
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$795
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$605
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$746
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$774
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$774
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$813
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$794
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$725
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$538
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$618
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$611
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$607
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$623

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534