ChinaChina

Chile

Compared with China, using real observed prices.

Baseline: ChinaChina = 1×

ChileChile vs ChinaChina
Overall verdict

ChileChile is about 1.44× ChinaChina.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs ChinaChina = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is China. 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 ChinaChina China = 1× ChileChile is pricier →
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×2.75
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.48
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.31
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×1.20
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.97

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Chile, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 3.0× what it does in China — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 1.0×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.00
    ChileChile ¥1.57 USD 0.228
    ChinaChina ¥0.52 USD 0.076
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.53
    ChileChile ¥0.89 USD 0.129
    ChinaChina ¥0.35 USD 0.051
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.48
    ChileChile ¥37.73 CLP 4,790
    ChinaChina ¥25.50 CNY 25.5
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.34
    ChileChile ¥10.69 USD 1.574
    ChinaChina ¥8.01 USD 1.179
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.28
    ChileChile ¥9.10 USD 1.339
    ChinaChina ¥7.10 USD 1.045
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.20
    ChileChile ¥7,191 CLP 999,990
    ChinaChina ¥5,999 CNY 5,999
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.97
    ChileChile ¥287.64 CLP 39,999
    ChinaChina ¥298.00 CNY 298
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store

See what really changed Chile

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+60%
in CLP
2990 → 4790
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+48%
in CNY

It rose 60% in local currency, but 48% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Chile's inflation.