Foshan vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$208	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	91
😀 Quality of life	70	77
🏙️ Population	9.5M	6.26M

The cost of living in Foshan is 46% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7543rd and 4686th ($611 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 1st in China and Chile, respectively. Check China vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 2601st and 764th 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	$3.41	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$8040

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

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