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 | 304 USD |
Public transport (2 busses/metro per day, Mon-Sun | 42,000 | 64 USD |
| Breakfast, daily | 2,000 | 3,04 USD |
| Lunch, daily | 3,000 | 4,57 USD |
| Dinner, daily | 3,500 | 5,33 USD |
| Food, total (homemade food, simple restaurants) | 255,000 | 388 USD |
| TOTAL PER MONTH | 497,000 | 756 USD |
Standard budget
| Pesos | USD | |
| Room Rent | 250,000 | 381 USD |
| Public transport (4 busses/metro per day, Mon-Sun) | 81,600 | 124 USD |
| Breakfast, daily (homemade with fruit and egg) | 2,000 | 3,04 USD |
| Lunch, daily (homemade, simple restaurants) | 4,500 | 6,85 USD |
| Dinner, daily (simple restaurant, incl. 1 beer) | 7,000 | 10,65 USD |
| Food, total | 405,000 | 616 USD |
| Movie theatre (4 x) | 15,200 | 23 USD |
| TOTAL PER MONTH | 751,800 | 1.144 USD |
| Prices were updated on January, 2016 and are converted by daily exchange rate. |
