Santiago vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2721
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$495
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$858
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$844
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
81
77
🏙️ Population
6.26M
24.9M

The cost of living in Santiago is 2% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4939th and 4879th ($1108 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Chile and China, respectively. Check Chile vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Santiago compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 672nd and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Shanghai

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Santiago Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.7
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.74
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2583
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3493
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.4
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.55
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.06
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.31
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9190
$27624

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753