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Triplandio Santiago guide covers 10 travel guides across 21 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 36 self-guided walking tours in Santiago with 166 POI, spanning 220.4 km in total. Get inspired by 17 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Santiago
City & Country Data Chile (Santiago)
Key travel data for Santiago — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Chile
Cost
HIGH
Safety
57
Health
68
Lifestyle
71
Infra
61
Rank
#43
Score
51
Tourists
5.4M/y
GDP/cap
$18.0k
Life Exp
81.4 yrs
Population
19.9M
Currency
CLP $
Language
Spanish
Payments
Cards OK
Emergency
131
💰 Prices in Santiago
Coffee
$3.20
Beer
$4.00
Lunch
$10.00
Groceries
$35.00/w
Taxi/km
$1.50
Transit
$1.20
Fuel
$1.20/l
Internet
$40.00/m
Salary
$800/m
Best time to visit Santiago (Chile)
Now (July) avg: 11°C, mostly dry, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Dec & Nov.
Live Temp
…
~Day / Night Temp
16°C / 7°C
Sunrise / Sunset
7:45 / 17:51
Local time
3:03
Best Months 
Dec & Nov
Dec & Nov
J
Jan
F
Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Santiago —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
A gelled soup made from cow's foot and legumes. A hearty sandwich filled with thinly sliced beef, green beans, tomatoes, and chili peppers. A traditional barbecue featuring various cuts of beef and other meats. A hearty stew with meat, corn, and vegetables. Fresh raw fish marinated in citrus juices with onions and cilantro. A soft, steamed corn cake wrapped in corn husks, typical in Chile. A traditional casserole with a savory corn and meat filling. A meat-filled turnover commonly baked or fried. A fresh and simple salad of tomatoes, onions, and cilantro dressed with olive oil and vinegar. A hearty shared plate of fries topped with beef and onions. A flavorful fish soup made with conger eel, tomatoes, onions, and herbs. A deep-fried bread made with squash and flour, often eaten with pebre or chancaca. Refreshing peach nectar drink with husked wheat. A fresh, spicy sauce made with tomatoes and herbs. A robust soup with a mix of different seafood.
Traditional Local Food
Santiago (Chile)
Soup
Meat
Calf's Foot Jelly
Patasca
Pah-TAS-kah
Street food
Meat
Chacarero Sandwich
Chacarero
cha-ka-RE-roh
Main course
Meat
Chilean BBQ
Asado
ah-SAH-do
Soup
Meat
Chilean Cazuela
Cazuela Chilena
kah-SWEH-lah chee-LEH-nah
Starter
Fish & Seafood
Chilean Ceviche
Ceviche Chileno
seh-VEE-cheh chee-LAY-no
Street food
Vegetarian
Chilean Corn Cake
Humitas
oo-MEE-tahs
Main course
Meat
Chilean Corn Pie
Pastel de Choclo
pahs-TEL deh CHO-klo
Main course
Meat
Chilean Empanadas
Empanadas Chilenas
ehm-pah-NAH-dahs chee-LEH-nahs
Starter
Vegan
Chilean Salad
Ensalada Chilena
en-sah-LAH-dah chee-LAY-nah
Main course
Meat
Chorrillana
cho-ree-YAH-nah
Soup
Fish & Seafood
Conger Chowder
Caldillo de Congrio
kahl-DEE-yoh day KAWN-gree-oh
Snack
Vegan
Fried Sopaipillas
Sopaipillas
soh-pie-PEE-yahs
Drink
Vegan
Mote with Huesillo
Mote con Huesillos
MO-tay con Hway-SEE-yos
Sauce
Vegan
Pebre Sauce
Pebre
PEH-breh
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Seafood Stew
Paila Marina
PIE-lah mah-REE-nah
