Santiago vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santiago	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2851	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$502	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$950	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$800
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	20
😀 Quality of life	77	41
🏙️ Population	6.26M	6.44M

The cost of living in Santiago is 69% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4686th and 7052nd ($1133 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 74th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 764th and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Shangrao

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	Santiago	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.6	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.28	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$490	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$956	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$777	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3078	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.8	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.81	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.34	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.09	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.35	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.7	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8040	$31722

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Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621