Santiago vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1186
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2931
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$538
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$937
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$860
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
81
76
🏙️ Population
6.26M
24.9M

The cost of living in Santiago is 3% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4785th and 4880th ($1186 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Chile and China, respectively. Check Chile vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 637th and 1178th 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
$11.3
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.98
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.3
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.75
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.35%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2854
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.9
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.58
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.64
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.92
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.23
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$484
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12174
$27610

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Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$807
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$926
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$801
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$741
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$831
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$891
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$896
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$904
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1114
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$957
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$937
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$981
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$828
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$930
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$930
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$928
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$898
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$876
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$699
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$860
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$908
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$626
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$757
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$718
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$883
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$882
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$740
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$788
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$702
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$923
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$848
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$788
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$890
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$795
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$851
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$872
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$844
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$590
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$895

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789