Chile vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2520
$3555
🏠 One person rent
$470
$811
🏘️ Family rent
$822
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$514
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$785
$3016
💸 GDP per capita
$17093
$56305
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
8.75
❤️ Life expectancy
79.5
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
82
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
89%
🎓 Higher education
85
95
😀 Quality of life
64
92
🏙️ Population
19.5M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Chile ($1035) is 34% less expensive than in Sweden ($1571). Chile ranked 80th vs 31st 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 10th 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
$10.4
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$7.2
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$656
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$1625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2295
$5608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$3611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$78.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.21
$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.68
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.2
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.5
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.2
$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$384
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6003
$4409

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In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1200
6.26M
Puente Alto
$957
574K
San Bernardo
$854
301K
Vina del Mar
$932
333K
Antofagasta
$1054
349K
Valparaiso
$959
297K
Calama
$699
158K
Iquique
$966
188K
La Serena
$853
195K
Temuco
$876
282K
Talca
$849
206K
Coquimbo
$852
204K
Rancagua
$844
231K
Concepcion
$922
218K
Chillan
$649
164K
Arica
$781
202K
Puerto Montt
$762
170K
Copiapo
$802
151K
Osorno
$847
147K
Valdivia
$884
150K
Talcahuano
$734
148K
Los Angeles
$743
143K
Punta Arenas
$1091
123K
Quilpue
$908
148K
Ovalle
$819
124K
Curico
$788
177K
Coronel
$852
116K
San Antonio
$1135
86.2K
Linares
$894
73.6K
Villa Alemana
$922
127K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1991
985K
Gothenburg
$1725
608K
Malmo
$1570
325K
Vasteras
$1338
129K
Uppsala
$1460
167K
Helsingborg
$1306
114K
Linkoping
$1347
116K
Orebro
$1275
127K
Taby
$1586
77.4K
Lund
$1459
94.4K
Umea
$1234
91.9K
Norrkoping
$1285
98.1K
Solna
$1628
85.3K
Sollentuna
$2039
77.3K
Jonkoping
$1407
101K
Eskilstuna
$1274
69.9K
Sodertalje
$1644
76.3K
Gavle
$1463
79K
Karlstad
$1259
67.1K
Halmstad
$1341
71.4K
Sigtuna
$1604
52.5K
Boras
$1264
74K
Uddevalla
$1355
57.1K
Lulea
$1355
49.1K
Sundsvall
$1285
58.8K
Skovde
$1415
57.6K
Trollhattan
$1206
50.5K
Vaxjo
$1328
71.3K
Ostersund
$1400
53K
Tumba
$1638
46K