Monthly Budget
Budget per month
The following overview will help you to estimate the costs of living for students in Santiago de Chile. Only basic expenses for rent, food and transport have been taken into consideration. The currency conversion for USD is based on the current exchange rate.
Pinchpenny budget
| Pesos | USD | |
| Room Rent | 200,000 | 212 USD |
Public transport (2 busses/metro per day, Mon-Sun | 44,800 | 47 USD |
| Breakfast, daily | 2,000 | 2,12 USD |
| Lunch, daily | 3,000 | 3,17 USD |
| Dinner, daily | 3,500 | 3,70 USD |
| Food, total (homemade food, simple restaurants) | 255,000 | 270 USD |
| TOTAL PER MONTH | 499,800 | 529 USD |
Standard budget
| Pesos | USD | |
| Room Rent | 250,000 | 265 USD |
| Public transport (4 busses/metro per day, Mon-Sun) | 89,600 | 95 USD |
| Breakfast, daily (homemade with fruit and egg) | 2,000 | 2,12 USD |
| Lunch, daily (homemade, simple restaurants) | 4,500 | 4,76 USD |
| Dinner, daily (simple restaurant, incl. 1 beer) | 8,000 | 9,52 USD |
| Food, total | 405,000 | 429 USD |
| Movie theatre (4 x) | 22,000 | 23 USD |
| TOTAL PER MONTH | 796,600 | 843 USD |
| Prices were updated on May, 2020 and are converted by daily exchange rate. |
