Hefei vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hefei	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1702	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$216	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$844
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	91
😀 Quality of life	69	81
🏙️ Population	9.37M	6.26M

The cost of living in Hefei is 42% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7469th and 4939th ($643 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st 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 Hefei compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 4318th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Santiago

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	Hefei	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.54%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2183	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.42	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9056	$9190

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$620
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$601
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$631
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$592
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$629
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$672
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$583
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$617
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$753
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$567
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$532
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$659
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$595
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$590
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$610
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$582
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$602
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$639
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$597
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$642
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$563
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$570
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$674
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$602
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$620
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$622
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$499
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$663

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827