Santiago vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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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 Tianjin

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