Santiago vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2721
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$495
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$858
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$844
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
81
78
🏙️ Population
6.26M
17.5M

The cost of living in Santiago is 26% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4939th and 6334th ($1108 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 672nd and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Santiago Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.7
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.74
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2583
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3493
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.4
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.55
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.06
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.31
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9190
$22402

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634