Santiago vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santiago	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2851	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$502	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$950	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	91	24
😀 Quality of life	77	39
🏙️ Population	6.26M	6.56M

The cost of living in Santiago is 91% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4686th and 7740th ($1133 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 764th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Shaoyang

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	Santiago	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.6	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.28	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$490	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$956	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$777	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3078	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.8	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.81	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.34	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.09	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.35	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.7	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8040	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600