Porto Alegre vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$885
$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2191
$2931
🏠 One person rent
$386
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$604
$937
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$507
$860
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
92
😀 Quality of life
66
81
🏙️ Population
1.39M
6.26M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 25% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6346th and 4785th ($885 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd 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 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5036th and 637th 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
$7.03
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$4.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.79
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.42%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1639
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1237
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.81
$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.27
$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9470
$12174

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$696
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$622
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$742
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$609
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$679
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$670
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$694
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$683
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$599
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$736
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$646
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$592
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$617
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$608
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$619
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$636
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$538
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$719
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$680
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$671
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$508
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$524
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$596
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$686
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$597
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$741
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$685
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$1035
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$751
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$758
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$571
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$781
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$753
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$762
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$583
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$812
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$801
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$669
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$714
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$500

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$807
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$926
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$801
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$741
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$831
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$891
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$896
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$904
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1114
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$957
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$937
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$981
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$828
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$930
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$930
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$928
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$898
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$876
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$699
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$860
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$908
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$626
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$757
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$718
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$883
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$882
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$740
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$788
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$702
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$923
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$848
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$788
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$890
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$795
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$851
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$872
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$844
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$590
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$895