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 | 227 USD |
Public transport (2 busses/metro per day, Mon-Sun | 44,800 | 51 USD |
| Breakfast, daily | 2,000 | 2,27 USD |
| Lunch, daily | 3,000 | 3,40 USD |
| Dinner, daily | 3,500 | 3,97 USD |
| Food, total (homemade food, simple restaurants) | 255,000 | 289 USD |
| TOTAL PER MONTH | 499,800 | 567 USD |
Standard budget
| Pesos | USD | |
| Room Rent | 250,000 | 283 USD |
| Public transport (4 busses/metro per day, Mon-Sun) | 89,600 | 102 USD |
| Breakfast, daily (homemade with fruit and egg) | 2,000 | 2,27 USD |
| Lunch, daily (homemade, simple restaurants) | 4,500 | 5,10 USD |
| Dinner, daily (simple restaurant, incl. 1 beer) | 8,000 | 10,20 USD |
| Food, total | 405,000 | 459 USD |
| Movie theatre (4 x) | 22,000 | 25 USD |
| TOTAL PER MONTH | 796,600 | 903 USD |
| Prices were updated on May, 2020 and are converted by daily exchange rate. |
