Chile

Compared with Japan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Japan = 1×

Chile vs

Japan

Overall verdict

Chile is about 1.27× Japan.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Japan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Japan. 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

Japan Japan = 1×

Chile is pricier →

🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.79
⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.44
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×1.31
📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.22
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×0.79

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

In Chile, Big Mac costs 1.8× what it does in Japan — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Big Mac 1 burger ×1.79

Chile ¥859 CLP 4,790

Japan ¥480 JPY 480

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.72

Chile ¥20 USD 0.129

Japan ¥12 USD 0.075

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.51

Chile ¥256 USD 1.574

Japan ¥169 USD 1.041

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.37

Chile ¥218 USD 1.339

Japan ¥159 USD 0.976

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.22

Chile ¥173,584 CLP 999,990

Japan ¥142,800 JPY 142,800

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.00

Chile ¥36 USD 0.228

Japan ¥36 USD 0.227

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.79

Chile ¥6,943 CLP 39,999

Japan ¥8,778 JPY 8,778

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store