Santiago vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Santiago	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2721	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$495	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$360	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$844	$767
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	20
😀 Quality of life	81	46
🏙️ Population	6.26M	6.44M

The cost of living in Santiago is 71% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4939th and 7433rd ($1108 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 672nd and 6933rd 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	$10.7	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.7	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.74	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.55	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$896	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2583	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3493	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.4	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.55	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.31	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9190	$28686

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Cities near Santiago

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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620