Chile
Compared with Argentina, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Argentina = 1×
Chile
vs
Argentina
Overall verdict
Chile is about 1.36× Argentina.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Argentina = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Argentina. A bar running right means Chile 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 Argentina
Argentina = 1×
Chile is pricier →
Argentina
Argentina = 1×
Chile is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Chile, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 5.6× what it does in Argentina — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.9×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×5.61Chile
ARS 186.50
USD 0.129Argentina
ARS 33.25
USD 0.023
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.62Chile
ARS 329.63
USD 0.228Argentina
ARS 125.78
USD 0.087
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.09Chile
ARS 2,276
USD 1.574Argentina
ARS 2,079
USD 1.438
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.98Chile
ARS 7,835
CLP 4,790Argentina
ARS 8,000
ARS 8,000
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.94Chile
ARS 63,341
CLP 39,999Argentina
ARS 67,232
USD 44.99
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.86Chile
ARS 1,936
USD 1.339Argentina
ARS 2,258
USD 1.562
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+60%
in CLP
2990 → 4790
2990 → 4790
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+1965%
in ARS
It rose 60% in local currency, but 1965% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Chile's inflation.
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