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 | 234 USD |
Public transport (2 busses/metro per day, Mon-Sun | 42,000 | 49 USD |
| Breakfast, daily | 2,000 | 2,34 USD |
| Lunch, daily | 3,000 | 3,52 USD |
| Dinner, daily | 3,500 | 4,10 USD |
| Food, total (homemade food, simple restaurants) | 255,000 | 299 USD |
| TOTAL PER MONTH | 497,000 | 583 USD |
Standard budget
| Pesos | USD | |
| Room Rent | 250,000 | 293 USD |
| Public transport (4 busses/metro per day, Mon-Sun) | 81,600 | 96 USD |
| Breakfast, daily (homemade with fruit and egg) | 2,000 | 2,34 USD |
| Lunch, daily (homemade, simple restaurants) | 4,500 | 5,28 USD |
| Dinner, daily (simple restaurant, incl. 1 beer) | 7,000 | 8,21 USD |
| Food, total | 405,000 | 475 USD |
| Movie theatre (4 x) | 15,200 | 18 USD |
| TOTAL PER MONTH | 751,800 | 881 USD |
| Prices were updated on January, 2016 and are converted by daily exchange rate. |
