Hong Kong vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
7.41M
6.26M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 129% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 379th and 4604th ($2753 vs $1200) 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 205th and 705th 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
$8.31
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$7298

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623

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