Cost of Living & Income: Shenzhen vs Santiago de Chile

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Shenzhen and Santiago de Chile are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricShenzhenSantiago de ChileShenzhen vs Santiago de Chile
💰 Average monthly net salary¥11,743¥5,594Shenzhen earns 2.1× the salary in Santiago de Chile

Daily expenses

MetricShenzhenSantiago de ChileShenzhen vs Santiago de Chile
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥25¥74Santiago de Chile costs 2.95× the price in Shenzhen
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥200¥368Santiago de Chile costs 1.84× the price in Shenzhen
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥63Santiago de Chile costs 1.79× the price in Shenzhen
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥382.6¥1,072.4Santiago de Chile costs 2.80× the price in Shenzhen
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥75.8¥142.8Santiago de Chile costs 1.88× the price in Shenzhen
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥61.7¥89.3Santiago de Chile costs 1.45× the price in Shenzhen
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥330.1¥244.3Shenzhen costs 1.35× the price in Santiago de Chile
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥49.9¥53.1Santiago de Chile costs 1.06× the price in Shenzhen
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.6¥11.1Santiago de Chile costs 1.28× the price in Shenzhen

Supermarket prices

MetricShenzhenSantiago de ChileShenzhen vs Santiago de Chile
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥93.3¥76.8Shenzhen costs 1.21× the price in Santiago de Chile
🥚 Eggs (12)¥11.8¥29.5Santiago de Chile costs 2.51× the price in Shenzhen
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥11.0¥9.3Shenzhen costs 1.18× the price in Santiago de Chile
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥11.8¥13.5Santiago de Chile costs 1.14× the price in Shenzhen
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.7¥14.0Shenzhen costs 1.05× the price in Santiago de Chile
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥7.3¥7.5Santiago de Chile costs 1.02× the price in Shenzhen
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥9.5¥12.3Santiago de Chile costs 1.30× the price in Shenzhen
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.4¥11.6Santiago de Chile costs 1.83× the price in Shenzhen
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥88.0¥43.9Shenzhen costs 2.01× the price in Santiago de Chile

Rent & property prices

MetricShenzhenSantiago de ChileShenzhen vs Santiago de Chile
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥4,543¥3,965Shenzhen costs 1.15× the price in Santiago de Chile
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,049¥2,920Shenzhen costs 1.04× the price in Santiago de Chile
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥12,006¥7,687Shenzhen costs 1.56× the price in Santiago de Chile
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥5,876¥5,675Shenzhen costs 1.04× the price in Santiago de Chile
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥87,274¥19,194Shenzhen costs 4.55× the price in Santiago de Chile
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥41,349¥18,478Shenzhen costs 2.24× the price in Santiago de Chile