Santiago vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santiago	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2851	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$502	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$950	$1142
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$1771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	96
😀 Quality of life	77	80
🏙️ Population	6.26M	17.7M

The cost of living in Santiago is 24% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4686th and 5950th ($1133 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 764th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Shenzhen

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	Santiago	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.6	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.28	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$490	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$956	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$777	$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3078	$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.8	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.81	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.34	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.09	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.35	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.7	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8040	$22267

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609