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How much does a trip to San Pedro de Atacama cost?

What a trip to San Pedro de Atacama costs, worked out for your days and your party, with every price traced to where it comes from. And then the part most budgets skip: how to actually pay once you are there.

Food, getting around and sights in San Pedro de Atacama come to CLP 47,000–55,000 per person per day. Accommodation, flights and the airport transfer are on top. Prices reviewed: October 2026.

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Your trip

How much money you still need

Days, people and how you like to travel decide almost everything. Flights are left out: they depend on where you start.

6 nights

Counted at the child fares each operator publishes.

Travel style

Set meals and the odd sit-down dinner, and one paid sight a day.

Accommodation

We have no sample of hotel prices for this city yet, so we will not guess one. Type what you have seen and the lodging tax is worked out from it.

Adjust accommodation, food and the rest

In local currency. We do not estimate this: nobody knows what you will buy.

Already paid for

You still need, flights aside

CLP 660,000–770,000

≈ $680 – $800 · rate of October 6, 2026

CLP 47,000–55,000 per person per day · 7 days and 2 people

Expected
CLP 660,000–770,000
Most trips land in here
Set aside
CLP 770,000
With this you are unlikely to run short
Cushion, kept apart
CLP 72,000
10% of the trip
  • FoodCLP 390,000–490,000
  • Sights and activitiesCLP 150,000–210,000
  • Nights outCLP 54,000–72,000
  • Lodging tax and odds and endsCLP 27,000–35,000

Of that, in cash: CLP 180,000–360,000

The cash share is our reading of how each kind of place takes payment, not a measurement. Your own bank may charge on top; this page cannot know that.

  • Accommodation is not in this figure. Add your price per night to include it.
  • Flights are not included.
  • You probably will not spend the cushion. Having it to hand covers a night you had not planned, a taxi, or a changed ticket.
Styles

What a day in San Pedro de Atacama costs, by how you travel

Per person per day, two travelling, without accommodation, flights or the airport transfer. A style is not a figure: it is a way of eating, getting around and seeing things, and each one is spelled out below.

Budget

CLP 36,000–44,000 per person per day

The cheapest food we can price, on foot, the odd paid sight.

FoodMixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
CLP 28,000–35,000
Sights and activitiesThe odd paid sight
CLP 5,400–7,500
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
CLP 1,700–2,100

Mid-range

CLP 47,000–55,000 per person per day

Set meals and the odd sit-down dinner, and one paid sight a day.

FoodMixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
CLP 28,000–35,000
Sights and activitiesOne paid sight a day
CLP 11,000–15,000
Nights outNow and then
CLP 3,900–5,100
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
CLP 1,900–2,500

Comfort

CLP 66,000–78,000 per person per day

The best food level we can price, on foot, two paid sights a day.

FoodRestaurants most of the time
CLP 34,000–43,000
Sights and activitiesTwo paid sights a day
CLP 22,000–30,000
Nights outNow and then
CLP 3,900–5,100
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
CLP 2,800–3,600

A style's total is not the sum of the extremes of its lines: nobody has a trip where everything comes out cheap, or everything dear. “Sundries” is an assumption of ours, 5% of food, transport and sights, not a measurement.

By length of trip

How much money for 3, 5, 7, 10 and 14 days in San Pedro de Atacama

Per person, two travelling together, without accommodation or flights.

DaysBudgetMid-rangeComfort
3CLP 110,000–130,000
CLP 36,000–44,000 a day		CLP 140,000–170,000
CLP 48,000–56,000 a day		CLP 200,000–240,000
CLP 66,000–79,000 a day
5CLP 180,000–220,000
CLP 36,000–44,000 a day		CLP 230,000–270,000
CLP 46,000–54,000 a day		CLP 320,000–380,000
CLP 64,000–76,000 a day
7CLP 250,000–300,000
CLP 36,000–44,000 a day		CLP 330,000–390,000
CLP 47,000–55,000 a day		CLP 460,000–540,000
CLP 66,000–78,000 a day
10CLP 360,000–440,000
CLP 36,000–44,000 a day		CLP 470,000–550,000
CLP 47,000–55,000 a day		CLP 660,000–780,000
CLP 66,000–78,000 a day
14CLP 510,000–610,000
CLP 36,000–44,000 a day		CLP 660,000–770,000
CLP 47,000–55,000 a day		CLP 920,000–1,100,000
CLP 66,000–78,000 a day

Add your accommodation in the calculator above: it is the largest line and the one we cannot source yet.

Prices

What things cost in San Pedro de Atacama

Eating and drinking: no official statistic measures what eating out costs here, so these are prices from the menu each place publishes on its own website, and each row says where it comes from. It is a sample, not an average: there are cheaper and dearer places, and tourist areas cost more.

WhatPriceSource
Eating and drinking
Espresso, PaachaCLP 3,000From the source Oct 2026
Cappuccino, PaachaCLP 4,500From the source Oct 2026
Light chicken soup with rice, PaachaCLP 7,500From the source Oct 2026
Barros Luco (steak and melted cheese sandwich), PaachaCLP 8,500From the source Oct 2026
Ceviche, PaachaCLP 11,000From the source Oct 2026
Grilled chicken with a sauce and two sides, PaachaCLP 15,000From the source Oct 2026
200 g sirloin with a sauce and two sides, PaachaCLP 18,000From the source Oct 2026
Coca-Cola, 350 ml, PaachaCLP 2,500From the source Oct 2026
Austral Calafate beer, 355 ml, PaachaCLP 4,500From the source Oct 2026
Glass of Carmenere, PaachaCLP 4,500From the source Oct 2026
Pisco sour, PaachaCLP 6,000From the source Oct 2026
Getting around
Private transfer from Calama airport to Hotel Kimal, one way, per car (up to two people)CLP 88,000From the source Oct 2026
SPACE astronomy tour, per personCLP 45,000From the source Oct 2026
Sights
Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley), general admissionCLP 10,800From the source Oct 2026
El Tatio geysers, general admission (from age 9)CLP 15,000From the source Oct 2026

There is no public transport here: you get around town on foot and see the surroundings on a tour or by car. That is why "Getting around" adds nothing in the calculator; day trips have their own line.

From the source means we read it where it is set: the operator, the bank, the city or the statistics office. Reported means a guide or the press says so and we have not seen the original. Where sources disagree we show both figures and leave the price out of every sum.

What each food level is made of

A food level is not a number we chose. It is two lists of dishes from the table above, a cheap day and a dear one, and the price is the sum.

Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
From Espresso, Paacha + Light chicken soup with rice, Paacha + Coca-Cola, 350 ml, Paacha + Grilled chicken with a sauce and two sides, Paacha (CLP 28,000) to Cappuccino, Paacha + Barros Luco (steak and melted cheese sandwich), Paacha + Coca-Cola, 350 ml, Paacha + Grilled chicken with a sauce and two sides, Paacha + Austral Calafate beer, 355 ml, Paacha (CLP 35,000).
Restaurants most of the time
From Espresso, Paacha + Ceviche, Paacha + Coca-Cola, 350 ml, Paacha × 2 + Grilled chicken with a sauce and two sides, Paacha (CLP 34,000) to Cappuccino, Paacha + Ceviche, Paacha + Austral Calafate beer, 355 ml, Paacha + 200 g sirloin with a sauce and two sides, Paacha + Glass of Carmenere, Paacha (CLP 42,500).
Accommodation

What the night costs, and the tax on top

There is no open source of hotel prices, and we have not sampled this city yet. So the calculator asks you for the price you have seen instead of printing one that looks plausible.

Lodging tax

No lodging tax is charged here. From the source Oct 2026

Saving

What saves money in San Pedro de Atacama

Each line is a subtraction done with the prices on this page. No tricks: just the sum.

What saves

  • Eating “Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner” instead of “Restaurants most of the time”: CLP 6,000–7,500 less per person per day.
Questions

Questions about money in San Pedro de Atacama

How much money do you need for a week in San Pedro de Atacama?

For seven days, CLP 330,000–390,000 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included.

How much money do you need for 3 days in San Pedro de Atacama?

For 3 days, CLP 140,000–170,000 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included.

What is a realistic daily budget in San Pedro de Atacama?

Per person per day, without accommodation or flights: CLP 36,000–44,000 on the “Budget” style, CLP 47,000–55,000 on the “Mid-range” style, and CLP 66,000–78,000 on the “Comfort” style.

Can you travel to San Pedro de Atacama on a budget?

The cheapest style we work out is “Budget”: CLP 36,000–44,000 per person per day, without accommodation or flights. The cheapest food we can price, on foot, the odd paid sight.

How much does food cost in San Pedro de Atacama?

From CLP 28,000 per person per day (“Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner”) to CLP 43,000 (“Restaurants most of the time”). The price table has what each dish costs.

How much does transport cost in San Pedro de Atacama?

There is no public transport: you get around town on foot and see the surroundings on a tour or by car.

Is there a lodging tax in San Pedro de Atacama?

None on record as of October 2026.

How much cash should you carry in San Pedro de Atacama?

For a week on the “Mid-range” style, about CLP 89,000–180,000 per person, two travelling. It is our reading of how each kind of place takes payment, not a measurement.

Is it better to use cash or card in San Pedro de Atacama?

By card: in general. In cash: markets and stalls; rural areas.

Do you tip in San Pedro de Atacama?

Restaurants: optional. Bars and cafés: optional.

Sources

Where every figure comes from

Each price on this page carries its source. These are all of them. Prices reviewed: October 2026.

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