Quanzhou vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Quanzhou	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$689	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1829	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$279	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.6	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$813	$674
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	91
😀 Quality of life	53	77
🏙️ Population	8.78M	6.26M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 36% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6882nd and 4828th ($689 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 102nd and 1st in China and Chile, respectively. Check China vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Quanzhou ranked 50th best city to live in China vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6124th and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Santiago

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	Quanzhou	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.79	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.3	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.25	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$186	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.4	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.4	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.29%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7109	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1653	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.4	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.65	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.28	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.09	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$505	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19406	$6400

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$676
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$851
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$721
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$675
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$664
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$667
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$890
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$995
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$746
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$860
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$588
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$917
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$725
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$799
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$913
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$716
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1011
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$738
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$860
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$863
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$655
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$952
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$744
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$721
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$643
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$787
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$645
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$620
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1083

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$763
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$862
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$743
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$699
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$785
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$828
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$825
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1044
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$854
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$888
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$781
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$730
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$450
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$433
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$451
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$450
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$724
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$768
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$816
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$680
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$747
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$693
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$761
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$782
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$356
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$753
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$686
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$870
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$439
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$794
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$757
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$418
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$771
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$760
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$368
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$440