| lonelytraveller1602:45 UTC17 Oct 2007 | Could anyone please tell me what is the approximate amount of money per day that a budget traveller needs in Chile? Thanks to everyone!
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| esterosdelibera02:49 UTC17 Oct 2007 | A ballpark figure is 40.00 US$.
Jorge Daniel Barchi.
Buenos Aires.
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| esterosdelibera02:51 UTC17 Oct 2007 | Previous reports:
I was in Chile last November (2006). I spent 15.00 or 20.00 US$ for a shared room with a couple of friends. Eating well in the evening was another 20.00 US$. Snacks and getting about is pretty cheap. Chile is expensive for south america, but if you are coming from North America or Europe it is still good value. Hostels or family rooms have private rooms ( for a couple ) ranging from US$ 14.00 to 22.00 depending on it having a private bathroom. Basic one course meals cost US$ 3.00 per person.
In most cities and towns in Chile, you can find modest double occupancy rooms for between US$13-20 per couple. In dorms it could be a bit cheaper. You can eat Chilean fast food (completos-hot dogs covered in avocado and other topings, churrasco - fried steak sandwich, lomito-fried pork sandwich) very cheap (US$1-3) and occasionally it can satisfy but it is kind of gross to eat that stuff all the time. One step up is a nice grill house, where you can get a quarter chicken and fries or salad for about five bucks, and if you want to go out for a nice meal, with international foods, you will probably spend between US$10 and US$20 per person. The best thing is if you can find a place where the locals go for traditional Chilean food. It is usually very affordable, especially at lunchtime (three course lunch specials for 3 or 4 dollars!) and really good, authentic home cooked stuff. Some great Chilean dishes include: empanadas, cazuela (chicken or beef broth with meat, potato, pumpkin and corn), pastel de choclo (like sheppard's pie but with corn, olives and boiled egg), pastel de papas (same as previous but with potato instead of corn), pastel de jaiva (crab pie), chupe de locos (stew of "locos" a shellfish that only exists in Chile), just to name a few. And if you stay in places where you have kitchen access, you can buy fresh, delicious local produce olives, avocados, seafood, etc....) at farmers' markets for next to nothing. Buses between cities are comfortable and reliable and pretty inexpensive. I think it averages about US$2 per hour of travel. Turbus is the one I like best. I think there are others that are a bit cheaper.
Jorge Daniel Barchi.
Buenos Aires.
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| lonelytraveller1602:55 UTC17 Oct 2007 | That was extremely useful. Thanks again!
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