Hangzhou vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hangzhou	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$843	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2415	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$389	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$786	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.9	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1129	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	91
😀 Quality of life	71	78
🏙️ Population	11.9M	6.26M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 30% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6287th and 4604th ($843 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in China and Chile, respectively. Check China vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Hangzhou ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 2189th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Santiago

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	Hangzhou	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.79	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.96	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$994	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.09%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8017	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4326	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.21	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.52	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.72	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$491	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22679	$7298

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$742
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$585
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$698
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$703
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$702
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$731
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$733
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$690
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$749
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$771
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1136
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$706
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$718
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1028
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$729
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$685
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$612
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$694
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$633
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$674
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$719
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$620
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$661
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$903
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$651
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$629
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$738
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$712
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$674
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$774

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