Santiago vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santiago	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2851	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$502	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$950	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	91	19
😀 Quality of life	77	38
🏙️ Population	6.26M	7.01M

The cost of living in Santiago is 78% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4686th and 7314th ($1133 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 764th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Zhumadian

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	Santiago	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.6	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.28	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$490	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$956	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$777	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3078	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.8	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.81	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.34	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.09	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.35	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.7	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8040	$8598

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504