Chile vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$936
$1578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2270
$3550
🏠 One person rent
$427
$827
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$2823
💸 GDP per capita
$15355
$56374
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
8.75
❤️ Life expectancy
78.9
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
82
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
89%
🎓 Higher education
85
95
😀 Quality of life
65
92
🏙️ Population
19.5M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Chile ($936) is 41% less expensive than in Sweden ($1578). Chile ranked 89th 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 0.7 months in Chile compared to 1.8 months in Sweden. Ranked 51st 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
$9.29
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$7.14
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$1216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$68.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2121
$5722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$3563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$22.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.38
$7.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.6
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.4
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5628
$5136

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In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1075
6.26M
Puente Alto
$862
574K
San Bernardo
$763
301K
Antofagasta
$962
349K
Los Angeles
$757
143K
Vina del Mar
$854
333K
Calama
$689
158K
Iquique
$825
188K
Valparaiso
$888
297K
Coquimbo
$761
204K
Talca
$724
206K
Temuco
$820
282K
La Serena
$782
195K
Rancagua
$785
231K
Concepcion
$870
218K
Chillan
$693
164K
Copiapo
$739
151K
Arica
$702
202K
Talcahuano
$686
148K
Puerto Montt
$672
170K
Osorno
$738
147K
Punta Arenas
$980
123K
Valdivia
$719
150K
Quilpue
$825
148K
Curico
$730
162K
Coronel
$810
116K
Linares
$816
73.6K
San Antonio
$1044
86.2K
Villa Alemana
$827
125K
Ovalle
$747
75.9K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1981
979K
Gothenburg
$1690
608K
Malmo
$1566
325K
Uppsala
$1512
167K
Helsingborg
$1392
114K
Vasteras
$1263
129K
Linkoping
$1342
116K
Orebro
$1276
127K
Lund
$1480
94.4K
Solna
$1727
85.3K
Jonkoping
$1411
101K
Eskilstuna
$1271
69.9K
Umea
$1210
91.9K
Sodertalje
$1650
76.3K
Taby
$1810
75.4K
Norrkoping
$1228
98.1K
Sollentuna
$2032
76.2K
Halmstad
$1318
71.4K
Karlstad
$1246
67.1K
Lulea
$1114
49.1K
Trollhattan
$1299
50.5K
Uddevalla
$1428
57.3K
Gavle
$1420
79K
Boras
$1250
74K
Sundsvall
$1296
58.8K
Vaxjo
$1382
71.3K
Tumba
$1699
46K
Lidingo
$1742
44.1K
Sigtuna
$1659
52.2K
Skovde
$1465
57.5K