Chile
Compared with Malaysia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Malaysia = 1×
Overall verdict
Chile is about 1.58×
Malaysia.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Malaysia = 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
Malaysia
Malaysia = 1×
Chile is pricier →
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.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×4.56
Chile MYR 0.92 USD 0.228
Malaysia MYR 0.20 USD 0.05
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×4.45
Chile MYR 0.52 USD 0.129
Malaysia MYR 0.12 USD 0.029
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.88
Chile MYR 6.44 USD 1.574
Malaysia MYR 3.42 USD 0.836
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.60
Chile MYR 21.97 CLP 4,790
Malaysia MYR 13.75 MYR 13.75
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.35
Chile MYR 5.48 USD 1.339
Malaysia MYR 4.07 USD 0.995
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.08
Chile MYR 4,335 CLP 999,990
Malaysia MYR 3,999 MYR 3,999
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.79
Chile MYR 173.40 CLP 39,999
Malaysia MYR 219.00 MYR 219
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
+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.