Hefei vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$277
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
91
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
9.37M
6.26M

The cost of living in Hefei is 39% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6780th and 4604th ($727 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th 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 Hefei compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 4171st and 705th 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
$2.86
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$7298

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699

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