Gothenburg vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$895	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	91
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	608K	6.26M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 44% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2792nd and 4604th ($1725 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Sweden and Chile, respectively. Check Sweden vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 81st and 705th 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	$12.7	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$7298

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534