Foshan vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$156
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$869
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$674
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
91
😀 Quality of life
73
77
🏙️ Population
9.5M
6.26M

The cost of living in Foshan is 47% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7900th and 4828th ($575 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 1st in China and Chile, respectively. Check China vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 1721st and 685th 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
$3.49
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$6400

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$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440