Standard budget
Sample costs for restaurants, Cafés etc.:
- Mineral water, Coca Cola 0,33 liter: 1,85 EUR / 2,03 USD
- Coffee with milk: 2,74 EUR / 2,92 USD
- Beer 0,5 liter ("Schop"): 3,57 EUR / 3,81 USD
- Pisco Sour: from 4,17 EUR / 4,44 USD
- Empanada: from 2,20 EUR / 2,35 USD
- Sandwich: from 3,57 EUR / 3,17 USD
- Lunch menu: from 5,95 EUR / 6,35 USD
- Lunch menu (vegetarian): from 5,95 EUR / 6,35 USD
- Dinner (3 courses and wine): from 23,81 EUR / 25,38 USD
Sample costs for shopping in supermarkets:
- 1 liter milk: 0,95 EUR/ 1,08 USD
- 250 gr butter: 2,68 EUR / 2,38 EUR
- 400 gr noodles: 0,82 EUR / 0,93 USD
- 1 kg apples: 1,42 EUR / 2,53 USD
- 1 kg avocados (Paltas): 5,95 EUR / 5,71 USD
- 1 kg tomatoes: 1,61 EUR / 1,64 USD
- 1 lettuce: 1,01 EUR / 1,02 USD
- 500 gr white bread: 1,79 EUR / 1,27 USD
- 250 gr cheese: 2,92 EUR / 2,92 USD
- 700 gr chicken: 3,57 EUR / 4,44 USD
- 1,5 liter Mineral water: 0,77 EUR / 0,82 USD
- 1,5 liter Coca Cola: 1,85 EUR / 1,97 USD
- 1 bottle of wine (0,7 liter): 3,57 EUR / 3,81 USD
Other sample costs:
- Metro/bus ride: 0,95 EUR / 1,02 USD
- Taxi (per km): 1,31 EUR / 1,40 USD
- 1 liter gas: 0,95 EUR / 1,02 USD
- Long distance bus tour (e.g. Santiago-La Serena 600 km): from 13,69 EUR / 14,59 USD
- Accommodation in Hostel (dorm), p.p.: from 17,86 EUR / 12,69 USD
- Accommodation in three star hotel (double room): from 53,57 EUR / 57,11 USD
- Ticket at cinema: 6,90 EUR / 6,98 USD
- Newspaper: 0,60 EUR / 0,63 USD
- 20 cigarettes: 4,17 EUR / 5,08 USD
Prices were updated on July 30, 2021 and are subject to the weekly updated exchange rate.
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