MalaysiaMalaysia

Chile

Compared with Malaysia, using real observed prices.

Baseline: MalaysiaMalaysia = 1×

ChileChile vs MalaysiaMalaysia
Overall verdict

ChileChile is about 1.58× MalaysiaMalaysia.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs MalaysiaMalaysia = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Malaysia. 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 MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia = 1× ChileChile is pricier →
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×4.50
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.60
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.59
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×1.08
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.79

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

In Chile, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 4.6× what it does in Malaysia — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 0.8×. 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 ×4.56
    ChileChile MYR 0.92 USD 0.228
    MalaysiaMalaysia MYR 0.20 USD 0.05
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×4.45
    ChileChile MYR 0.52 USD 0.129
    MalaysiaMalaysia MYR 0.12 USD 0.029
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.88
    ChileChile MYR 6.44 USD 1.574
    MalaysiaMalaysia MYR 3.42 USD 0.836
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.60
    ChileChile MYR 21.97 CLP 4,790
    MalaysiaMalaysia MYR 13.75 MYR 13.75
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.35
    ChileChile MYR 5.48 USD 1.339
    MalaysiaMalaysia MYR 4.07 USD 0.995
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.08
    ChileChile MYR 4,335 CLP 999,990
    MalaysiaMalaysia MYR 3,999 MYR 3,999
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.79
    ChileChile MYR 173.40 CLP 39,999
    MalaysiaMalaysia MYR 219.00 MYR 219
    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
+32%
in MYR

It rose 60% in local currency, but 32% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Chile's inflation.