Chile
Compared with China, using real observed prices.
Baseline: China = 1×
Overall verdict
Chile is about 1.44×
China.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
China = 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
China
China = 1×
Chile is pricier →
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.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.00
Chile ¥1.57 USD 0.228
China ¥0.52 USD 0.076
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.53
Chile ¥0.89 USD 0.129
China ¥0.35 USD 0.051
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.48
Chile ¥37.73 CLP 4,790
China ¥25.50 CNY 25.5
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.34
Chile ¥10.69 USD 1.574
China ¥8.01 USD 1.179
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.28
Chile ¥9.10 USD 1.339
China ¥7.10 USD 1.045
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.20
Chile ¥7,191 CLP 999,990
China ¥5,999 CNY 5,999
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.97
Chile ¥287.64 CLP 39,999
China ¥298.00 CNY 298
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
+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.