Santiago vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2623
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$486
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$869
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$674
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
77
80
🏙️ Population
6.26M
17.5M

The cost of living in Santiago is 14% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4828th and 5744th ($1075 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Chile and China, respectively. Check Chile vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Santiago compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 685th and 460th 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
$10.7
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.8
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.19
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.8
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2369
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2543
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.06
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.76
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$382
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6400
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584