Dongguan vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$250	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	69	91
😀 Quality of life	69	77
🏙️ Population	10.5M	6.26M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 42% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7169th and 4686th ($656 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th 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 16th best city to live in China vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 2941st and 764th 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	$2.41	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$8040

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$774
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$916
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$611
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$601
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$461
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$804
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$653
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2432
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1588
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$794
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$764
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$812
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$936
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$823
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$877
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$755
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$569
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$803
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$758
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$443
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$655
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$451
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$581
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$724
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$761
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$756
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$761
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$771
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$649
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$702
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$522
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$590
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$579
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

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