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 | 218 USD |
Public transport (2 busses/metro per day, Mon-Sun | 44,800 | 49 USD |
| Breakfast, daily | 2,000 | 2,18 USD |
| Lunch, daily | 3,000 | 3,27 USD |
| Dinner, daily | 3,500 | 3,81 USD |
| Food, total (homemade food, simple restaurants) | 255,000 | 278 USD |
| TOTAL PER MONTH | 499,800 | 544 USD |
Standard budget
| Pesos | USD | |
| Room Rent | 250,000 | 272 USD |
| Public transport (4 busses/metro per day, Mon-Sun) | 89,600 | 98 USD |
| Breakfast, daily (homemade with fruit and egg) | 2,000 | 2,18 USD |
| Lunch, daily (homemade, simple restaurants) | 4,500 | 4,90 USD |
| Dinner, daily (simple restaurant, incl. 1 beer) | 8,000 | 9,80 USD |
| Food, total | 405,000 | 441 USD |
| Movie theatre (4 x) | 22,000 | 24 USD |
| TOTAL PER MONTH | 796,600 | 868 USD |
| Prices were updated on May, 2020 and are converted by daily exchange rate. |
