Standard budget
Sample costs for restaurants, Cafés etc.:
- Mineral water, Coca Cola 0,33 liter: 1,82 EUR / 2,02 USD
- Coffee with milk: 2,70 EUR / 2,90 USD
- Beer 0,5 liter ("Schop"): 3,52 EUR / 3,78 USD
- Pisco Sour: from 4,11 EUR / 4,41 USD
- Empanada: from 2,17 EUR / 2,33 USD
- Sandwich: from 3,52 EUR / 3,15 USD
- Lunch menu: from 5,87 EUR / 6,30 USD
- Lunch menu (vegetarian): from 5,87 EUR / 6,30 USD
- Dinner (3 courses and wine): from 23,47 EUR / 25,19 USD
Sample costs for shopping in supermarkets:
- 1 liter milk: 0,94 EUR/ 1,07 USD
- 250 gr butter: 2,64 EUR / 2,35 EUR
- 400 gr noodles: 0,81 EUR / 0,92 USD
- 1 kg apples: 1,40 EUR / 2,51 USD
- 1 kg avocados (Paltas): 5,87 EUR / 5,67 USD
- 1 kg tomatoes: 1,58 EUR / 1,62 USD
- 1 lettuce: 1,00 EUR / 1,01 USD
- 500 gr white bread: 1,76 EUR / 1,26 USD
- 250 gr cheese: 2,88 EUR / 2,90 USD
- 700 gr chicken: 3,52 EUR / 4,41 USD
- 1,5 liter Mineral water: 0,76 EUR / 0,82 USD
- 1,5 liter Coca Cola: 1,82 EUR / 1,95 USD
- 1 bottle of wine (0,7 liter): 3,52 EUR / 3,78 USD
Other sample costs:
- Metro/bus ride: 0,94 EUR / 1,01 USD
- Taxi (per km): 1,29 EUR / 1,39 USD
- 1 liter gas: 0,94 EUR / 1,01 USD
- Long distance bus tour (e.g. Santiago-La Serena 600 km): from 13,50 EUR / 14,48 USD
- Accommodation in Hostel (dorm), p.p.: from 17,61 EUR / 12,59 USD
- Accommodation in three star hotel (double room): from 52,82 EUR / 56,68 USD
- Ticket at cinema: 6,81 EUR / 6,93 USD
- Newspaper: 0,59 EUR / 0,63 USD
- 20 cigarettes: 4,11 EUR / 5,04 USD
Prices were updated on July 30, 2021 and are subject to the weekly updated exchange rate.
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