Chile vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2559
$4115
🏠 One person rent
$477
$937
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$1570
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$854
$3506
💸 GDP per capita
$16710
$57117
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
8.74
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
80
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
89%
🎓 Higher education
85
95
😀 Quality of life
70
94
🏙️ Population
19.8M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Chile ($1051) is 43% less expensive than in Sweden ($1832). Chile ranked 90th vs 24th 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 52nd and 9th 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
$10.5
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$8.14
 Cappuccino
$3.57
$5.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$1014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$1766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.6
$95.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.38%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2520
$6483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2406
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$92.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$9.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.9
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14
$29.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.9
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8600
$7091

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Cities Comparison in Chile vs Sweden

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1191
6.26M
Puente Alto
$966
574K
San Bernardo
$848
301K
Vina del Mar
$974
333K
Antofagasta
$1103
349K
Valparaiso
$987
297K
Calama
$738
158K
Iquique
$1010
188K
Talcahuano
$747
270K
Temuco
$993
282K
Talca
$921
232K
La Serena
$929
195K
Coquimbo
$915
204K
Rancagua
$879
231K
Concepcion
$973
218K
Chillan
$740
164K
Arica
$727
202K
Copiapo
$868
151K
Punta Arenas
$1132
123K
Puerto Montt
$834
170K
Valdivia
$919
150K
Los Angeles
$938
143K
Osorno
$886
147K
Quilpue
$943
148K
Ovalle
$804
124K
Villa Alemana
$930
140K
Curico
$826
137K
Coronel
$897
116K
San Antonio
$1180
86.2K
Linares
$935
73.6K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2524
985K
Gothenburg
$1864
675K
Malmo
$1907
339K
Uppsala
$1831
175K
Orebro
$1311
129K
Vasteras
$1603
132K
Helsingborg
$1590
116K
Solna
$2118
86.4K
Linkoping
$1631
117K
Taby
$1853
78.3K
Norrkoping
$1337
98.2K
Lund
$1701
98.3K
Eskilstuna
$1547
70.6K
Sollentuna
$2065
78K
Jonkoping
$1581
103K
Gavle
$1423
86.5K
Umea
$1449
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1914
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1516
74.1K
Karlstad
$1562
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1492
70.9K
Sigtuna
$1741
53.1K
Boras
$1612
75.6K
Skovde
$1656
58.2K
Halmstad
$1412
73K
Trollhattan
$1405
50.1K
Ostersund
$1596
54K
Uddevalla
$1588
56.9K
Lulea
$1642
49.6K
Tumba
$1827
46.9K