Santiago vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2721
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$495
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$858
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$844
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
89
😀 Quality of life
81
74
🏙️ Population
6.26M
13.9M

The cost of living in Santiago is 71% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4939th and 7452nd ($1108 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 672nd and 2435th 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
$10.7
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.7
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.74
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2583
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3493
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.4
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.55
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.06
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.31
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9190
$18657

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573