Guangzhou vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guangzhou	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$742	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2255	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$333	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$834	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1117	$674
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	91
😀 Quality of life	75	77
🏙️ Population	18.7M	6.26M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 31% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6607th and 4828th ($742 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in China and Chile, respectively. Check China vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 955th and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Santiago

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	Guangzhou	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1120	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.66%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10173	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4278	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$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	$1.16	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.23	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.55	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.5	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$423	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18235	$6400

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$575
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$589
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$812
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$781
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$481
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$618
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$816
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$939
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1565
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$837
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$830
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2410
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$891
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$856
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$876
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$824
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$774
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1083
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$785
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$831
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$857
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$752
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$738
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$799
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$716
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$806
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$812
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$589
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$735
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$525
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$584
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$596
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$611
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$530
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$620

Cities near Santiago

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