Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 71.7% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 81.8% more for restaurants
Santiago
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3500
|
$20.24
NOK217.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.2800
|
$11.78
NOK126.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$3.45
NOK37.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$2.55
NOK27.40
|
|
pay 57.5% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
$3.14
NOK33.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1800
|
$5.91
NOK63.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
$7.79
NOK83.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
$4.26
NOK45.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$6.46
NOK69.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.40
NOK15.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0200
|
$0.94
NOK10.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$1.28
NOK13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$2.18
NOK23.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0200
|
$0.92
NOK9.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.99
NOK10.58
|
|
pay 74.8% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1700
|
$7.81
NOK83.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4100
|
$81.89
NOK879.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF564.9100
|
$35,359.77
NOK379,786.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4000
|
$20.47
NOK219.88
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Santiago
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7100
|
$43.36
NOK465.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF17.5400
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,157.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF14.7700
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,003.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.8000
|
$126.44
NOK1,358.09
|
|
pay 19.8% more for childcare
Santiago
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.0800
|
$306.02
NOK3,286.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF221.4700
|
$11,250.65
NOK120,839.34
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$10.24
NOK109.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$4.30
NOK46.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$14.42
NOK154.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.2900
|
$45.65
NOK490.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2000
|
$15.12
NOK162.41
|
|
pay 49.9% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.7500
|
$85.18
NOK914.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.0500
|
$44.69
NOK480.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.4100
|
$99.86
NOK1,072.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.5400
|
$134.93
NOK1,449.19
|
|
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