Santiago vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santiago	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2851	$1355
🏠 One person rent	$502	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$950	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$602
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	91	71
😀 Quality of life	77	61
🏙️ Population	6.26M	10.6M

The cost of living in Santiago is 136% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4686th and 8748th ($1133 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 525th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 764th and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Shijiazhuang

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	Santiago	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.6	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.28	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$490	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$956	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$777	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3078	$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.8	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.81	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.34	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.09	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.35	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.7	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8040	$4785

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716