Australia
Compared with Chile, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Chile = 1×
Overall verdict
Australia is about 1.05×
Chile.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Chile = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Chile. A bar running right means Australia is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than
Chile
Chile = 1×
Australia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Australia, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.5× what it does in Chile — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.48
Australia CLP 59,257 AUD 89.95
Chile CLP 39,999 CLP 39,999
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.14
Australia CLP 229 USD 0.259
Chile CLP 202 USD 0.228
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.06
Australia CLP 1,256 USD 1.421
Chile CLP 1,183 USD 1.339
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.05
Australia CLP 5,033 AUD 8.5
Chile CLP 4,790 CLP 4,790
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.92
Australia CLP 921,635 AUD 1,399
Chile CLP 999,990 CLP 999,990
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.84
Australia CLP 95 USD 0.108
Chile CLP 114 USD 0.129
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.79
Australia CLP 1,095 USD 1.239
Chile CLP 1,391 USD 1.574
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+30%
in AUD
6.55 → 8.5
6.55 → 8.5
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+38%
in CLP
It rose 30% in local currency, but 38% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Australia's inflation.