Foshan vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$185
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
91
😀 Quality of life
70
78
🏙️ Population
9.5M
6.26M

The cost of living in Foshan is 50% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7753rd and 4604th ($602 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 1st in China and Chile, respectively. Check China vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 2359th and 705th 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
$3.6
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$7298

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534