Cost of living comparison

Santiago, Chile

compared to

Oslo, Norway

Oslo vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Oslo is 80.9% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 83.8% more in Oslo
Groceries: pay 69.5% more in Oslo
Transportation: pay 77.4% more in Oslo
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Oslo
Childcare: pay 4.2% less in Oslo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Oslo
Clothing: pay 65.1% more in Oslo

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Oslo are more expensive than in Santiago. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Oslo.

Oslo vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oslo instead of Santiago, you would:

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pay 83.8% more for restaurants

	Santiago	Oslo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.36 CLF0.3000	$21.80 NOK220.29	+76.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.24 CLF0.2000	$12.31 NOK124.37	+49.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 CLF0.0400	$3.63 NOK36.68	+103.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 CLF0.0300	$2.81 NOK28.43	+105.9%
Average			+83.8%

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pay 69.5% more for groceries

	Santiago	Oslo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 CLF0.0400	$3.25 NOK32.87	+119.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.49 CLF0.1300	$6.40 NOK64.65	+16.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.59 CLF0.1100	$7.87 NOK79.49	+71.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.97 CLF0.1000	$4.50 NOK45.44	+13.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.88 CLF0.0700	$6.79 NOK68.64	+135.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 CLF0.0200	$1.44 NOK14.60	+51.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CLF0.0200	$1.04 NOK10.47	+45.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$1.43 NOK14.45	+57.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$2.19 NOK22.13	+160.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 CLF0.0200	$1.08 NOK10.92	+34.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 CLF0.0200	$1.04 NOK10.51	+58.3%
Average			+69.5%

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pay 77.4% more for transportation

	Santiago	Oslo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 CLF0.1300	$7.74 NOK78.26	+50.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.20 CLF1.0100	$81.47 NOK823.32	+97.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,540.00 CLF454.8200	$36,328.41 NOK367,145.85	+95.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.41 CLF0.3000	$20.53 NOK207.44	+65.4%
Average			+77.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Santiago	Oslo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.87 CLF0.5100	$52.77 NOK533.35	+152.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.58 CLF12.6000	$1,432.43 NOK14,476.56	+178.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$439.93 CLF10.7900	$1,135.26 NOK11,473.31	+158.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.66 CLF2.5700	$179.32 NOK1,812.27	+71.3%
Average			+140.3%

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pay 4.2% less for childcare

	Santiago	Oslo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$387.71 CLF9.5100	$257.78 NOK2,605.21	-33.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,421.89 CLF157.5400	$8,036.90 NOK81,223.37	+25.1%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Oslo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 CLF0.0700	$9.99 NOK100.97	+252.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0800	$4.35 NOK43.96	+40.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.15 CLF0.1300	$14.53 NOK146.86	+182.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.85 CLF0.8300	$46.05 NOK465.38	+36.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.87 CLF0.1400	$15.21 NOK153.74	+159.1%
Average			+134.2%

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pay 65.1% more for clothing

	Santiago	Oslo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 CLF1.3000	$97.96 NOK990.06	+85.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.11 CLF0.7600	$49.61 NOK501.41	+59.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.37 CLF1.8000	$112.16 NOK1,133.49	+52.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.04 CLF2.0100	$133.33 NOK1,347.43	+62.5%
Average			+65.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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