Oslo vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Oslo	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2721	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5890	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$1569	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2558	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$793	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3963	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	79	91
😀 Quality of life	95	81
🏙️ Population	709K	6.26M

The cost of living in Oslo is 146% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 530th and 4939th ($2721 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Norway and Chile, respectively. Check Norway vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Oslo compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 55th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Santiago

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	Oslo	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.6	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1592	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1273	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2624	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2132	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10233	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7897	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.32	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.9	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.19	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.07	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.2	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.62	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16133	$9190

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Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2058
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2155
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2180
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2131
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1741
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1949
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1819
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1978
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1761
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1971
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1882
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1830
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1397
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2041
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1621
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1460
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1830
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1516
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1586
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1551
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1312
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1497
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1823
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1325
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1684
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1289
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1503
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1801
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2004
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2341
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2242

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827