Post # 3 - Money

Chile's official currency is the Chilean Peso ($). The monetary system consists of a series of coins and bills. The coins are manufactured in Winnipeg, in the Royal Canadian Mint!!!!!!. The Mint has made over 55 billion coins for more than 75 countries, between they the coins of Chile. I had no idea !!!!. 

In the Royal Canadian Mint, Winnipeg

The chilean bills are issued in denominations of 1,000, 2,000, 5,000 and 20,000 pesos. Coins are issued in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 50, 100 and 500 pesos. Below the pictures:

In my country the people usually buy things with a credit cards. The cash usually are use in neighborthood stores. The things are similar prices that in Canada. Bellow a comparison chart:


1 CAD = 520.21 CLP

Average prices (1 person)

	Chilean $  (CLP)	Dollar Cad (CAD)
Rental of half a standard	250,000	480.58
Mobilization (2 buses / subway daily, Mon-Sun)	81,600	156.86
Breakfast, per day	4,000	7.69
Lunch, per day	5,500	10.57
Dinner, per day	7,000	13.46
Food in total (or simple homemade food restaurants)	405,000	778.53
Entertainment (cinema 4x)	15,200	29.22
TOTAL MONTHLY	751,800	1,477