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 | 297 USD |
Public transport (2 busses/metro per day, Mon-Sun | 42,000 | 62 USD |
| Breakfast, daily | 2,000 | 2,97 USD |
| Lunch, daily | 3,000 | 4,45 USD |
| Dinner, daily | 3,500 | 5,19 USD |
| Food, total (homemade food, simple restaurants) | 255,000 | 378 USD |
| TOTAL PER MONTH | 497,000 | 737 USD |
Standard budget
| Pesos | USD | |
| Room Rent | 250,000 | 371 USD |
| Public transport (4 busses/metro per day, Mon-Sun) | 81,600 | 121 USD |
| Breakfast, daily (homemade with fruit and egg) | 2,000 | 2,97 USD |
| Lunch, daily (homemade, simple restaurants) | 4,500 | 6,68 USD |
| Dinner, daily (simple restaurant, incl. 1 beer) | 7,000 | 10,39 USD |
| Food, total | 405,000 | 601 USD |
| Movie theatre (4 x) | 15,200 | 23 USD |
| TOTAL PER MONTH | 751,800 | 1.115 USD |
| Prices were updated on January, 2016 and are converted by daily exchange rate. |
