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 | 230 USD |
Public transport (2 busses/metro per day, Mon-Sun | 44,800 | 51 USD |
| Breakfast, daily | 2,000 | 2,30 USD |
| Lunch, daily | 3,000 | 3,44 USD |
| Dinner, daily | 3,500 | 4,02 USD |
| Food, total (homemade food, simple restaurants) | 255,000 | 293 USD |
| TOTAL PER MONTH | 499,800 | 574 USD |
Standard budget
| Pesos | USD | |
| Room Rent | 250,000 | 287 USD |
| Public transport (4 busses/metro per day, Mon-Sun) | 89,600 | 103 USD |
| Breakfast, daily (homemade with fruit and egg) | 2,000 | 2,30 USD |
| Lunch, daily (homemade, simple restaurants) | 4,500 | 5,17 USD |
| Dinner, daily (simple restaurant, incl. 1 beer) | 8,000 | 10,33 USD |
| Food, total | 405,000 | 465 USD |
| Movie theatre (4 x) | 22,000 | 25 USD |
| TOTAL PER MONTH | 796,600 | 915 USD |
| Prices were updated on May, 2020 and are converted by daily exchange rate. |
