Santiago vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Santiago	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$486	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$869	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$347	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$674	$1455
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	77	78
🏙️ Population	6.26M	24.9M

The cost of living in Santiago is 10% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4828th and 4461st ($1075 vs $1190) 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 0.6 months in Santiago compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 685th and 558th 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	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.8	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.19	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$368	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.39%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2369	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2543	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.06	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.12	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.2	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$382	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6400	$28143

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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

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740