Gothenburg vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$914	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	92
😀 Quality of life	92	80
🏙️ Population	675K	6.26M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 57% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2599th and 4795th ($1864 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Sweden and Chile, respectively. Check Sweden vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 83rd and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Santiago

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	Gothenburg	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$10578

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849