Chile vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$983
$1540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2440
$3475
🏠 One person rent
$441
$791
🏘️ Family rent
$800
$1358
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$509
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$750
$2930
💸 GDP per capita
$17068
$55517
😃 Human freedom index
8.24
8.8
❤️ Life expectancy
79.5
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
80
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
89%
🎓 Higher education
85
95
😀 Quality of life
63
91
🏙️ Population
19.5M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Chile ($983) is 36% less expensive than in Sweden ($1540). Chile ranked 87th vs 28th for Sweden in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chile compared to 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 56th and 11th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Chile and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 46 and 60 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Chile Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.3
$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$6.98
 Cappuccino
$3.27
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.53
$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$1514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$1131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.8
$76.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.3
$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2507
$5475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2470
$3616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$3.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.3
$76.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$21.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$6.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$7.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.2
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$382
$137
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6686
$4679

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In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1133
6.26M
Puente Alto
$930
574K
San Bernardo
$875
301K
Vina del Mar
$874
333K
Antofagasta
$1011
349K
Iquique
$923
188K
Calama
$673
158K
Valparaiso
$805
297K
La Serena
$814
195K
Temuco
$935
282K
Coquimbo
$807
204K
Talca
$835
206K
Rancagua
$798
231K
Concepcion
$902
218K
Chillan
$642
164K
Puerto Montt
$757
170K
Arica
$748
202K
Copiapo
$767
151K
Punta Arenas
$1038
123K
Valdivia
$839
150K
Talcahuano
$671
148K
Osorno
$810
147K
Los Angeles
$762
143K
Quilpue
$832
148K
Ovalle
$735
124K
Curico
$765
177K
Coronel
$810
116K
San Antonio
$1074
86.2K
Villa Alemana
$827
127K
Linares
$860
73.6K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2039
985K
Gothenburg
$1623
675K
Malmo
$1585
339K
Uppsala
$1416
175K
Helsingborg
$1297
116K
Vasteras
$1327
132K
Orebro
$1171
129K
Linkoping
$1302
117K
Taby
$1570
77.6K
Solna
$1783
85.7K
Lund
$1474
98.3K
Sollentuna
$1734
77.6K
Norrkoping
$1242
98.2K
Jonkoping
$1373
103K
Eskilstuna
$1252
70.6K
Umea
$1218
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1592
78.4K
Sundsvall
$1233
70.9K
Gavle
$1411
86.5K
Karlstad
$1279
69.6K
Lulea
$1309
49.6K
Halmstad
$1208
73K
Sigtuna
$1510
52.7K
Boras
$1367
75.6K
Uddevalla
$1334
57.1K
Skovde
$1473
57.9K
Trollhattan
$1167
50.1K
Ostersund
$1362
54K
Vaxjo
$1331
74.1K
Tumba
$1568
46.9K