Chile Travel Budget: Daily Cost, Price & Money-Saving Tips

Wetin trip go Chile go cost

Chile na one of South America expensive countries, but e still dey affordable if you plan well. Price dey inside Chilean pesos (CLP); as we dey write this, around 1,000 CLP na about 1 USD. Carry small notes for bus and market.

Daily budgets

• Backpacker: 40,000-55,000 CLP one day (hostel dorm, cooking or set-menu lunch, local bus)
• Mid-range: 75,000-120,000 CLP one day (private room or hotel, restaurant meal, small tours)
• Comfort: 180,000 CLP and pass (boutique hotel, wine tour, domestic flight, car hire)

Patagonia and Easter Island go cost pass Santiago or the central valley well.

Sample prices

• Set-menu lunch (menu del dia): 5,000-8,000 CLP
• Completo (loaded hot dog): 2,000-3,500 CLP
• Empanada de pino: 1,800-3,000 CLP
• Domestic beer for bar: 3,000-5,000 CLP
• Santiago Metro ride: about 800 CLP
• Hostel dorm bed: 15,000-25,000 CLP
• Long-distance bus Santiago-Valparaiso: 4,000-7,000 CLP
• Entry to national park (e.g. Torres del Paine): around 35,000 CLP for foreigner

Money and cards

Visa and Mastercard dem dey accept am well for cities, hotels and supermarkets. Carry cash for market, small towns and rural Patagonia. ATM (Redbanc) dey work but e go often charge fee around 3,500-6,000 CLP per withdrawal, so withdraw plenty at once. Tipping na usually 10% for restaurant and dem go often add am as suggested line for bill.

Ways to save

• Chop the menu del dia for lunch, na the best-value hot meal of the day.
• Enter long-distance bus (Turbus, Pullman) instead of fly where time allow.
• Buy Bip! card for cheap metro and bus travel for Santiago.
• Shop for La Vega Central market for Santiago for cheap fruit and produce.
• Travel for shoulder season (spring or autumn) for cheaper lodging price.
• Book Patagonia refugios and Easter Island stays well before to avoid surge pricing.

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