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How much does a trip to Santiago cost?

What a trip to Santiago 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 Santiago come to CLP 41,000–49,000 per person per day. Accommodation, flights and the airport transfer are on top. Prices reviewed: October 2026.

Full Santiago guide

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 590,000–690,000

≈ $610 – $710 · rate of October 6, 2026

CLP 42,000–49,000 per person per day · 7 days and 2 people

Expected
CLP 590,000–690,000
Most trips land in here
Set aside
CLP 690,000
With this you are unlikely to run short
Cushion, kept apart
CLP 64,000
10% of the trip
  • FoodCLP 280,000–370,000
  • Getting aroundCLP 46,000–75,000
  • Airport, both waysCLP 9,600
  • Sights and activitiesCLP 150,000–170,000
  • Nights outCLP 42,000–74,000
  • Lodging tax and odds and endsCLP 24,000–31,000

Of that, in cash: CLP 24,000–100,000

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 Santiago 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 26,000–33,000 per person per day

Local food, public transport, the odd paid sight.

FoodLocal and cheap
CLP 14,000–22,000
Getting aroundPublic transport
CLP 3,300–5,400
Sights and activitiesThe odd paid sight
CLP 5,500–6,000
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
CLP 1,200–1,600

Mid-range

CLP 41,000–49,000 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 20,000–26,000
Getting aroundPublic transport
CLP 3,300–5,400
Sights and activitiesOne paid sight a day
CLP 11,000–12,000
Nights outNow and then
CLP 3,000–5,300
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
CLP 1,700–2,200

Comfort

CLP 70,000–83,000 per person per day

The best food level we can price, public transport, two paid sights a day.

FoodRestaurants most of the time
CLP 36,000–48,000
Getting aroundPublic transport
CLP 3,300–5,400
Sights and activitiesTwo paid sights a day
CLP 22,000–24,000
Nights outNow and then
CLP 3,000–5,300
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
CLP 3,100–3,900

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 Santiago

Per person, two travelling together, without accommodation or flights. It is not the daily figure times the days: airport transfers are paid once, so they weigh less the longer you stay.

DaysBudgetMid-rangeComfort
3CLP 81,000–100,000
CLP 27,000–35,000 a day		CLP 130,000–150,000
CLP 44,000–51,000 a day		CLP 220,000–260,000
CLP 73,000–86,000 a day
5CLP 130,000–170,000
CLP 27,000–34,000 a day		CLP 210,000–240,000
CLP 41,000–48,000 a day		CLP 350,000–420,000
CLP 70,000–83,000 a day
7CLP 180,000–240,000
CLP 26,000–34,000 a day		CLP 300,000–350,000
CLP 42,000–49,000 a day		CLP 500,000–590,000
CLP 71,000–84,000 a day
10CLP 260,000–340,000
CLP 26,000–34,000 a day		CLP 420,000–490,000
CLP 42,000–49,000 a day		CLP 710,000–840,000
CLP 71,000–84,000 a day
14CLP 360,000–470,000
CLP 26,000–34,000 a day		CLP 590,000–690,000
CLP 42,000–49,000 a day		CLP 990,000–1,200,000
CLP 71,000–84,000 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 Santiago

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, DominóCLP 2,000From the source Oct 2026
Cappuccino (260 ml), DominóCLP 2,200From the source Oct 2026
Espresso or cortado, GalindoCLP 3,800From the source Oct 2026
Espresso, LiguriaCLP 4,200From the source Oct 2026
Completo italiano (hot dog with avocado, tomato and mayo), DominóCLP 3,950From the source Oct 2026
As italiano (chopped-beef sandwich with avocado, tomato and mayo), DominóCLP 5,950From the source Oct 2026
Empanada de pino (baked, minced beef, onion, egg and olive), GalindoCLP 6,200From the source Oct 2026
Churrasco (thin-sliced beef sandwich), GalindoCLP 8,600From the source Oct 2026
Churrasco italiano (thin-sliced beef sandwich with avocado, tomato and mayo), DominóCLP 8,950From the source Oct 2026
Churrasco italiano (beef sandwich with avocado, tomato and mayo), LiguriaCLP 14,400From the source Oct 2026
Cazuela de vacuno (beef broth with corn, pumpkin and potato), GalindoCLP 11,000From the source Oct 2026
Cazuela de vaca (beef broth with corn, pumpkin and potato), LiguriaCLP 13,800From the source Oct 2026
Pastel de choclo (sweetcorn pie with minced beef and chicken), GalindoCLP 11,800From the source Oct 2026
Pollo arvejado (chicken stewed with peas), LiguriaCLP 14,600From the source Oct 2026
Lomo a lo pobre (sirloin steak with fried eggs, onions and chips), GalindoCLP 14,900From the source Oct 2026
Plateada (slow-roast beef) with spicy mash, LiguriaCLP 19,200From the source Oct 2026
Soft drink, 350 ml can, DominóCLP 2,350From the source Oct 2026
Soft drink, GalindoCLP 3,000From the source Oct 2026
Soft drink, LiguriaCLP 4,200From the source Oct 2026
Draught beer (schop), house lager, GalindoCLP 3,500From the source Oct 2026
Draught beer (schop), Heineken, 500 ml, DominóCLP 4,150From the source Oct 2026
Draught beer (schop), Royal Guard or Heineken, LiguriaCLP 5,800From the source Oct 2026
Glass of house wine, GalindoCLP 3,900From the source Oct 2026
Glass of wine, 187 ml (Carménère, Morandé Gran Reserva), LiguriaCLP 6,400From the source Oct 2026
Getting around
Metro, one trip, weekday off-peak or Saturday, with bip! or a contactless cardCLP 815From the source Oct 2026
Metro, one trip, weekday peak (7–9 am, 6–8 pm)CLP 895From the source Oct 2026
Metro, one trip, weekday early morning or late evening (6–7 am, from 8:45 pm)CLP 735From the source Oct 2026
Red bus, one trip with bip!CLP 795From the source Oct 2026
bip! card, before loading itCLP 1,550From the source Oct 2026
Centropuerto bus, airport – Metro Pajaritos or República, one wayCLP 2,400From the source Oct 2026
Sights
Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art, foreign visitors (under 10 free)CLP 12,000From the source Oct 2026
La Chascona, Pablo Neruda's house (students under 17 pay less)CLP 11,000From the source Oct 2026

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.

Local and cheap
From Espresso, Dominó + Completo italiano (hot dog with avocado, tomato and mayo), Dominó + As italiano (chopped-beef sandwich with avocado, tomato and mayo), Dominó + Soft drink, 350 ml can, Dominó (CLP 14,250) to Cappuccino (260 ml), Dominó + Completo italiano (hot dog with avocado, tomato and mayo), Dominó + Churrasco italiano (thin-sliced beef sandwich with avocado, tomato and mayo), Dominó + Soft drink, 350 ml can, Dominó + Draught beer (schop), Heineken, 500 ml, Dominó (CLP 21,600).
Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
From Espresso, Dominó + Completo italiano (hot dog with avocado, tomato and mayo), Dominó + Cazuela de vacuno (beef broth with corn, pumpkin and potato), Galindo + Soft drink, Galindo (CLP 19,950) to Cappuccino (260 ml), Dominó + Churrasco italiano (thin-sliced beef sandwich with avocado, tomato and mayo), Dominó + Pastel de choclo (sweetcorn pie with minced beef and chicken), Galindo + Draught beer (schop), house lager, Galindo (CLP 26,450).
Restaurants most of the time
From Espresso or cortado, Galindo + Cazuela de vacuno (beef broth with corn, pumpkin and potato), Galindo + Soft drink, Galindo + Cazuela de vaca (beef broth with corn, pumpkin and potato), Liguria + Soft drink, Liguria (CLP 35,800) to Espresso, Liguria + Lomo a lo pobre (sirloin steak with fried eggs, onions and chips), Galindo + Draught beer (schop), house lager, Galindo + Plateada (slow-roast beef) with spicy mash, Liguria + Glass of wine, 187 ml (Carménère, Morandé Gran Reserva), Liguria (CLP 48,200).
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

Which area to stay in Santiago: the neighbourhood comparison

Saving

What saves money in Santiago

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 16,000–22,000 less per person per day.
  • Eating “Local and cheap” instead of “Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner”: CLP 4,900–5,700 less per person per day.
  • “Churrasco italiano (thin-sliced beef sandwich with avocado, tomato and mayo), Dominó” (CLP 8,950) instead of “Churrasco italiano (beef sandwich with avocado, tomato and mayo), Liguria” (CLP 14,400): CLP 5,450 less each time.
  • “Cazuela de vacuno (beef broth with corn, pumpkin and potato), Galindo” (CLP 11,000) instead of “Cazuela de vaca (beef broth with corn, pumpkin and potato), Liguria” (CLP 13,800): CLP 2,800 less each time.
  • “Espresso, Dominó” (CLP 2,000) instead of “Espresso, Liguria” (CLP 4,200): CLP 2,200 less each time.
Questions

Questions about money in Santiago

How much money do you need for a week in Santiago?

For seven days, CLP 300,000–350,000 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included. The airport transfer, there and back, is included.

How much money do you need for 3 days in Santiago?

For 3 days, CLP 130,000–150,000 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included. The airport transfer, there and back, is included.

What is a realistic daily budget in Santiago?

Per person per day, without accommodation or flights: CLP 26,000–33,000 on the “Budget” style, CLP 41,000–49,000 on the “Mid-range” style, and CLP 70,000–83,000 on the “Comfort” style.

Can you travel to Santiago on a budget?

The cheapest style we work out is “Budget”: CLP 26,000–33,000 per person per day, without accommodation or flights. Local food, public transport, the odd paid sight.

How much does food cost in Santiago?

From CLP 14,000 per person per day (“Local and cheap”) to CLP 48,000 (“Restaurants most of the time”). The price table has what each dish costs.

How much does transport cost in Santiago?

A ride on public transport costs CLP 815–895.

Is there a lodging tax in Santiago?

None on record as of October 2026.

How much cash should you carry in Santiago?

For a week on the “Mid-range” style, about CLP 12,000–52,000 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 Santiago?

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

Do you tip in Santiago?

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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