Oslo vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Oslo	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2343	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5065	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$1300	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3751	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	79	91
😀 Quality of life	95	78
🏙️ Population	709K	6.26M

The cost of living in Oslo is 95% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1029th and 4604th ($2343 vs $1200) 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 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 34th and 705th 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	$19.5	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.9	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.3	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.9	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.7	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1334	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1043	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2238	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1718	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.4	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8961	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6717	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.16	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.85	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31.9	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.18	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.8	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.8	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.3	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.1	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.5	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7583	$7298

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Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1885
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1955
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2149
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1826
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1724
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1908
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1613
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1884
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1645
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1898
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1714
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1713
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1267
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1816
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1583
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1259
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1710
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1417
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1415
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1209
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1393
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1725
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1275
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1596
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1510
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1264
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1593
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1824
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2139
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2161

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