Maoming vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maoming	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$756	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$409	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$794	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$971	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	91
😀 Quality of life	44	77
🏙️ Population	6.17M	6.26M

The cost of living in Maoming is 33% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6647th and 4686th ($756 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 Maoming compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Maoming ranked 136th best city to live in China vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6657th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Santiago

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	Maoming	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.06	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.81	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$684	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.4	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6271	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3451	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.53	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.63	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.84	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.4	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.76	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$476	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17434	$8040

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$761
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$877
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$771
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$823
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$642
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$812
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$803
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$702
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$804
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$461
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1588
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$653
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$774
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$549
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$758
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$794
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$656
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$916
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2432
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$755
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$569
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$522
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$763
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$591
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$764
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$936

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731