Porto Alegre vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Porto Alegre	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1913	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$320	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$572	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	91
😀 Quality of life	56	77
🏙️ Population	1.33M	6.26M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 34% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6663rd and 4686th ($752 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in Brazil and Chile, respectively. Check Brazil vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Porto Alegre compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Porto Alegre ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5820th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs Santiago

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	Porto Alegre	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.97	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1319	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1259	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.49	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.69	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.69	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$281	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7512	$8040

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$632
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$546
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$624
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$495
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$564
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$584
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$593
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$599
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$536
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$608
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$549
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$537
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$519
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$529
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$551
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$500
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$619
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$578
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$577
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$463
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$537
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$589
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$628
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$594
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$857
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$707
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$632
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$639
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$758
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$659
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$600
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$461

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