Hong Kong vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$844
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	83	81
🏙️ Population	7.41M	6.26M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 145% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 532nd and 4939th ($2718 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in China and Chile, respectively. Check China vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 548th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Santiago

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	Hong Kong	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$9190

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

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