Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 33.2% more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Chile, you would:
pay 44.8% more for restaurants
Chile
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
CLF0.2600
|
$11.31
SEK120.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
CLF0.2500
|
$9.30
SEK98.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
CLF0.0500
|
$1.93
SEK20.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
$1.88
SEK20.03
|
|
pay 40.1% more for groceries
Chile
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
$2.55
SEK27.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
CLF0.1800
|
$5.31
SEK56.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
CLF0.1500
|
$5.59
SEK59.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
$3.82
SEK40.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$4.89
SEK51.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
$1.22
SEK12.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
$1.07
SEK11.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.14
SEK12.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$1.80
SEK19.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
$0.67
SEK7.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
$0.72
SEK7.69
|
|
pay 54.1% more for transportation
Chile
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
CLF0.1800
|
$6.80
SEK72.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.91
CLF1.2500
|
$68.13
SEK724.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,597.16
CLF560.6700
|
$27,059.79
SEK287,695.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.85
CLF0.5000
|
$21.32
SEK226.67
|
|
pay 38.2% more for housing
Chile
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.66
CLF0.8300
|
$29.04
SEK308.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.74
CLF16.2100
|
$873.36
SEK9,285.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.24
CLF12.4100
|
$653.04
SEK6,943.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.70
CLF3.1000
|
$69.04
SEK734.05
|
|
pay 53.6% less for childcare
Chile
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.55
CLF11.2000
|
$121.10
SEK1,287.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,075.15
CLF171.4400
|
$2,856.48
SEK30,369.66
|
|
pay 65.4% more for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
$6.81
SEK72.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
CLF0.1000
|
$3.75
SEK39.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
CLF0.1700
|
$6.25
SEK66.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.42
CLF1.3700
|
$39.42
SEK419.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.92
CLF0.2000
|
$13.75
SEK146.16
|
|
pay 43.7% more for clothing
Chile
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.70
CLF1.5400
|
$80.13
SEK851.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.96
CLF0.9800
|
$34.51
SEK366.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.62
CLF2.1800
|
$82.17
SEK873.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.03
CLF2.6000
|
$117.97
SEK1,254.25
|
|
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