Santiago vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santiago	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2851	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$502	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$950	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$680
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	91	78
😀 Quality of life	77	66
🏙️ Population	6.26M	12.6M

The cost of living in Santiago is 121% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4686th and 8544th ($1133 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 499th 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 Zhengzhou. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 764th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Zhengzhou

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	Santiago	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.6	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.28	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$490	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$956	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$777	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3078	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.8	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.81	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.34	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.09	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.35	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.7	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8040	$19343

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591