Portland vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Portland	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2684	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6281	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$1609	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2681	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5052	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	91
😀 Quality of life	92	81
🏙️ Population	653K	6.26M

The cost of living in Portland is 142% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 587th and 4939th ($2684 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 516th 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 1.9 months in Portland compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Portland ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 139th and 672nd 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	$17.7	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.7	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2950	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.87	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.87	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.06	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1740	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19200	$9190

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2333
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2363
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2410
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2365
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2406
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2370
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2378
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2404
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2380
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2398
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2346
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2290
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2268
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2360
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2414
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2101
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2237
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2047
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2265
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2749
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2181
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2632
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2551
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2384
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2556
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2473
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1733
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2782
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2702
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2461
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2718
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2523
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2295
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1825
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2796
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2641
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2745

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827