Santiago vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Santiago	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2721	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$495	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$360	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$844	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	91	85
😀 Quality of life	81	71
🏙️ Population	6.26M	9.07M

The cost of living in Santiago is 100% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4939th and 8245th ($1108 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 672nd and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Shenyang

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	Santiago	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.7	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.74	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.55	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$896	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2583	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3493	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.4	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.55	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.31	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9190	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501