Santiago vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Santiago	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1200	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2937	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$540	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$964	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$1905
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	78	79
🏙️ Population	6.26M	24.9M

The cost of living in Santiago is 6% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4604th and 4780th ($1200 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 705th and 571st 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	$12.2	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.67	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$515	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$989	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$774	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.25%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2861	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.77	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7298	$31401

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Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774