Tip Calculator for Santiago

Tip Calculator for Santiago

In Chile the waiter will usually ask whether to include the suggested 10 percent tip (propina sugerida) when you pay. It is voluntary but nearly always paid. This page opens the tip calculator for Santiago in Chilean peso (CLP) with a 10 percent tip and a bill split 3 ways.

Facts that change the answer

• Typical tip in Santiago: 10 percent
• Service charge: A suggested 10 percent tip is printed on most restaurant bills.
• Tax: IVA of 19 percent is included in menu prices.
• Currency: Chilean peso (CLP)

Worked example for Santiago

A 3-person meal in Santiago with a bill of CLP 60,000 and a 10 percent tip comes to CLP 66,000, or CLP 22,000 each. At 15 percent the total would be CLP 69,000. (Example bill; use your own receipt.)

Santiago has about 4,837,295 people (GeoNames) and is in Santiago Metropolitan. Across the border, Lima in Peru follows different habits, so check that city's page before you travel.

Quick amounts in CLP at 10 percent: on CLP 30,000 the tip is CLP 3,000 and the total CLP 33,000; on CLP 60,000 the tip is CLP 6,000 and the total CLP 66,000; on CLP 120,000 the tip is CLP 12,000 and the total CLP 132,000; on CLP 240,000 the tip is CLP 24,000 and the total CLP 264,000. At 5 percent the tip on CLP 60,000 would be CLP 3,000, and at 15 percent CLP 9,000.

Sources: FastBuySale editorial summary of local custom (customs vary) · GeoNames. Checked 5 November 2026. For how the maths works, see the Tip Calculator guide.