Portland vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Portland	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2738	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6436	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1646	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$705	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4867	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	92
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	653K	6.26M

The cost of living in Portland is 130% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 512th and 4795th ($2738 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 441st and 1st in the United States and Chile, respectively. Check the United States vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Portland compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Portland ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 208th and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Santiago

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	Portland	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1369	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3059	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4035	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3320	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.8	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.91	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.42	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.98	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.07	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$35	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$66	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1842	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21868	$10578

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2372
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2397
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2502
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2428
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2471
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2401
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2420
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2459
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2411
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2401
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2382
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2293
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2269
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2336
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2092
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2251
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2083
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2279
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2747
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2232
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2584
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2558
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2362
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2635
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2582
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1707
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2828
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2720
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2519
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2792
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2587
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2325
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1924
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2814
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2677
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2807

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849