Santiago vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Santiago	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1200	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2937	$2895
🏠 One person rent	$540	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$964	$1237
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$1649
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	96
😀 Quality of life	78	79
🏙️ Population	6.26M	17.7M

The cost of living in Santiago is 25% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4604th and 5948th ($1200 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 705th and 556th 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	$12.2	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.67	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$515	$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$989	$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$774	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.25%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2861	$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.77	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7298	$24117

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Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$641
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1590
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$491
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$629
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$830
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$763
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$602
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1014
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$824
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$801
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$808
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$895
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$726
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$852
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$795
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$592
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$819
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$783
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$780
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$774
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$813
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$746
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$794
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$807
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$671
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$821
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$538
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$618