Santiago vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santiago	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2851	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$502	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$950	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	91	90
😀 Quality of life	77	70
🏙️ Population	6.26M	13.9M

The cost of living in Santiago is 65% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4686th and 6956th ($1133 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 764th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Tianjin

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	Santiago	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.6	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.28	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$490	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$956	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$777	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3078	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.8	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.81	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.34	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.09	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.35	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.7	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8040	$18215

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616