Ningbo vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ningbo	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$708	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2004	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$301	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$591	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$725	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	60	91
😀 Quality of life	53	77
🏙️ Population	9.4M	6.26M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 38% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6849th and 4686th ($708 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 months in Ningbo compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Ningbo ranked 48th best city to live in China vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6084th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Santiago

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	Ningbo	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.23	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.3	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12465	$8040

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522

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