In general, as expected, Santiago was on the cheaper side.

The apartment was slightly cheaper than my first. I spent more money on eating out and drinking this time. Even though I had a kitchen, I did not cook that much.

Cultural activities seem low, but a lot of museums are free or cost less than a Euro entry…

Chilean coins are cute, but pretty pointless. I think no one uses or bothers much with anything less than 50 Peso, and the 100 Peso are often referred to as 1.

I wish they would take out a couple of zeros from their money, it would greatly simplify things….

So here are the figures for the second round in Santiago:

520  €  accommodation
415  €  eating out & drinks
125  €  supermarkets
95    €  other expenses (phone, hair dresser, etc…)
75    €  transport
10    €  cultural activities (entry fees, etc…)

In total, I spent 1240 Euro, and hence stayed under my (by now hypothetical) budget.

Hypothetical, as there’s no money left and I’m operating on loans and credit cards, but I kept the same basic budget as for all the other cities in mind, to make it comparable.

Chilean coins are cute, but pretty pointless. I think no one uses or bothers much with anything less than 50 Peso, and the 100 Peso are often referred to as 1.

I wish they would take out a couple of zeros from their money, it would greatly simplify things….