Santiago vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1200
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2937
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$540
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$801
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
78
😀 Quality of life
78
66
🏙️ Population
6.26M
12.6M

The cost of living in Santiago is 130% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4604th and 8506th ($1200 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 Zhengzhou. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 705th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Santiago Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.67
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$3.58
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.72
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2861
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.41
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.77
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.6
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7298
$19861

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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619