Santiago vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1200
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2937
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$540
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$801
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
90
😀 Quality of life
78
71
🏙️ Population
6.26M
13.9M

The cost of living in Santiago is 69% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4604th and 6862nd ($1200 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st 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 10th in China, while ranked 705th and 2285th 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
$12.2
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.67
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$3.58
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.72
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2861
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$4.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.41
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.77
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.6
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7298
$16590

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618