Cost of Living in Santiago, 🇨🇱 Chile - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 14 30 31 1 2 $631 $461 $802 $407 $76

Utilities 14 23 1 2 — $159 $242 $138 —

Internet & Mobile 5 23 2 $26 $29 $31 $26 $0

Groceries 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2 $66 $210 $395 $127 $8

Transportation 3 25 26 36 $120 $75 $165 $65 $20

Dining Out 28 2 1 $367 $220 $320 $177 $55

Leisure Activities 24 27 2 1 $73 $95 $1,645 $39 $18

Health Insurance 7 10 $63 $92 $265 $41 $2

Visa & Legal Fees 8 $17 $8 $20 — —

Total $1,363 $1,349 $3,885 $1,020 $179

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 14 31 1 2 $406.86 $306 – $714 per month

Coworking Space 6 $183.36 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 30 14 1 2 $631.00 $488 – $976 per month

Coliving Space 29 14 2 $224.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 28 2 1 $3.05 per cup

Beer 32 28 1 $3.57 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 28 2 1 $10.19 per meal

Fast Food Combo 28 2 $7.95 per meal

Apples 20 1 2 $1.95 per kg

Bread 19 1 2 $1.54 per loaf

Milk 15 1 2 $1.17 per liter

Rice 16 1 2 $1.96 per kg

Chicken Fillets 17 1 2 $6.62 per kg

Beef 18 1 2 $10.44 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 21 1 2 $6.11 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 28 2 1 $50.93 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 22 1 2 $1.14 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 36 25 $0.51 per trip

Taxi per km 36 25 $1.12 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 2 $44.93 per month

Gasoline 4 2 $1.08 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 36 26 25 $6.64 per trip

Scooter Rental 13 $13.75 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 5 $5.09 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 23 1 2 $20.96 per month

Gym Membership 24 2 $31.90 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 27 1 $12.79 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5 $1.02 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 2 1 $7.13 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 35 1 2 $52.21 per pair

Summer Dress 33 1 $29.15 per dress

Running Shoes 34 1 2 $70.99 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 11 2 $12.22 per visit

Laundry 12 $1.53 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 10 2 $35.65 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 9 $4.71 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 981.67 CLP on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Hanoi, Buenos Aires, Lima, Mexico City

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Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1259.24 631
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 569.39 406.86
- Apples 1.81 1.95
- Beef 13.69 10.44
- Beer 4.93 3.57
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- Bread 2.3 1.54
- Chicken Fillets 8.54 6.62
- Cinema Ticket 7.12 7.13
- Coffee 3.5 3.05
- Coliving Space 744.59 224
- Coworking Space 202.57 183.36
- Dining Out local 65.7, nomad 711.74, expat 262.8, family 438, tourist 60.22 local 177, nomad 367, expat 220, family 320, tourist 55
- Doctor Visit (GP) 49.27 35.65
- Fast Food Combo 7.88 7.95
- Gasoline 1.51 1.08
- Groceries local 240.9, nomad 131.4, expat 350.4, family 821.24, tourist 8.76 local 127, nomad 66, expat 210, family 395, tourist 7.5
- Gym Membership 38.32 31.9
- Haircut 16.42 12.22
- Health Insurance local 49.27, nomad 65.7, expat 120.45, family 350.4, tourist 4.93 local 41, nomad 63, expat 92, family 265, tourist 2.1
- Housing local 459.9, nomad 1259.24, expat 711.74, family 1368.74, tourist 93.07 local 407, nomad 631, expat 461, family 802, tourist 76
- Internet & Mobile local 27.37, nomad 60.22, expat 38.32, family 65.7, tourist 3.83 local 26.05, expat 29, family 31, tourist 0.17
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 26.28 20.96
- Jeans 49.27 52.21
- Laundry 9.31 1.53
- Leisure Activities local 43.8, nomad 306.6, expat 164.25, family 273.75, tourist 21.9 local 39, nomad 73, expat 95, family 1645, tourist 18
- Meal (Inexpensive) 9.31 10.19
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 60.22 50.93
- Milk 1.37 1.17
- Mobile Plan 13.69 5.09
- Monthly Transport Pass 45.99 44.93
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 7.12 4.71
- Rice 1.7 1.96
- Ride-hailing (5km) 6.02 6.64
- Running Shoes 82.12 70.99
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5.47 1.02
- Scooter Rental 4.6 13.75
- Summer Dress 35.04 29.15
- Taxi Start 0.55 0.51
- Taxi per km 1.09 1.12
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 19.71 12.79
- Transportation local 49.27, nomad 98.55, expat 71.17, family 197.1, tourist 16.42 local 65, nomad 120, expat 75, family 165, tourist 20
- Utilities local 93.07, nomad 0, expat 142.35, family 240.9, tourist 0 local 138, nomad 0, expat 159, family 242, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 16.42, family 43.8 local 0, nomad 17, expat 8, family 20
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.2 1.14
- Wine (Mid-range) 7.12 6.11
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