Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 80.9% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 83.8% more for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
$21.80
NOK241.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
$12.31
NOK136.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$3.63
NOK40.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$2.81
NOK31.20
|
|
pay 69.5% more for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$3.25
NOK36.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.1900
|
$6.40
NOK70.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$7.87
NOK87.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$4.50
NOK49.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$6.79
NOK75.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
$1.44
NOK16.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$1.04
NOK11.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$1.43
NOK15.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$2.19
NOK24.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.08
NOK11.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$1.04
NOK11.53
|
|
pay 77.4% more for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$7.74
NOK85.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4600
|
$81.47
NOK903.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF658.6900
|
$36,328.41
NOK402,856.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
$20.53
NOK227.61
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Santiago
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7400
|
$52.77
NOK585.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.2500
|
$1,432.43
NOK15,884.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.6300
|
$1,135.26
NOK12,589.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.7200
|
$179.32
NOK1,988.54
|
|
pay 4.2% less for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.7700
|
$257.78
NOK2,858.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF228.1600
|
$8,036.90
NOK89,123.65
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$9.99
NOK110.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$4.35
NOK48.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$14.53
NOK161.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.2000
|
$46.05
NOK510.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$15.21
NOK168.70
|
|
pay 65.1% more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8800
|
$97.96
NOK1,086.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
$49.61
NOK550.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.6100
|
$112.16
NOK1,243.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.9100
|
$133.33
NOK1,478.48
|
|
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