Dongguan vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
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$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

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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