Chile
Compared with Kuwait, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Kuwait = 1×
Overall verdict
Chile is about 3.03×
Kuwait.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Kuwait = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Kuwait. 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
Kuwait
Kuwait = 1×
Chile is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Chile, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 5.7× what it does in Kuwait — but Big Mac costs only 1.2×. 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 ×5.70
Chile KWD 0.07 USD 0.228
Kuwait KWD 0.01 USD 0.04
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×4.66
Chile KWD 0.49 USD 1.574
Kuwait KWD 0.10 USD 0.338
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×3.61
Chile KWD 0.41 USD 1.339
Kuwait KWD 0.11 USD 0.371
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.19
Chile KWD 1.67 CLP 4,790
Kuwait KWD 1.40 KWD 1.4
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
+41%
in KWD
It rose 60% in local currency, but 41% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Chile's inflation.