Santiago vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1186
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2931
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$538
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$937
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$860
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
81
76
🏙️ Population
6.26M
17.5M

The cost of living in Santiago is 19% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4785th and 5618th ($1186 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 637th and 1163rd 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
$11.3
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.98
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.3
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.75
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.35%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2854
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.9
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.58
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.64
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.92
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.23
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$484
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12174
$21140

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$807
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$926
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$801
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$741
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$831
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$891
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$896
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$904
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1114
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$957
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$937
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$981
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$828
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$930
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$930
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$928
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$898
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$876
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$699
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$860
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$908
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$626
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$757
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$718
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$883
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$882
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$740
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$788
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$702
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$923
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$848
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$788
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$890
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$795
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$851
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$872
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$844
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$590
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$895

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648