Foshan vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1710
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$222
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$762
$844
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
91
😀 Quality of life
73
81
🏙️ Population
9.5M
6.26M

The cost of living in Foshan is 47% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7909th and 4939th ($589 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th and 1st in China and Chile, respectively. Check China vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Foshan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 2948th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Santiago

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Foshan Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1740
$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.82
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.8
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.54
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.35
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21696
$9190

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$758
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$829
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$518
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$662
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$794
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$777
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$827
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$662
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1746
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$816
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$878
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$608
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2414
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2718
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$892
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$766
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$809
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$765
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$766
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$941
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$780
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$773
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$726
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$750
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$579
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$669
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$451
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$790
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$693
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$897
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$454
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$546
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$574
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$634
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$622
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$677
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$652

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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