Guangzhou vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guangzhou	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$333	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.2	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	91
😀 Quality of life	75	78
🏙️ Population	18.7M	6.26M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 36% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6602nd and 4604th ($763 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 1036th and 705th 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	$3.58	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$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	$457	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.41%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10222	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4345	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.06	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.2	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15919	$7298

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$602
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$678
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$830
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$808
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$491
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$641
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$824
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$958
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1590
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$629
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2427
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$801
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$852
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$895
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$819
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$783
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1014
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$780
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$774
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$774
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$746
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$795
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$691
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$794
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$813
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$592
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$605
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$725
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$538
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$618
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$607
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$623
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$611
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$671

Cities near Santiago

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