Chile
Compared with Moldova, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Moldova = 1×
Overall verdict
Chile is about 1.14×
Moldova.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Moldova = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Moldova. 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
Moldova
Moldova = 1×
Chile is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Chile, Big Mac costs 1.3× what it does in Moldova — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.32
Chile MDL 92.73 CLP 4,790
Moldova MDL 70.00 MDL 70
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.27
Chile MDL 3.90 USD 0.228
Moldova MDL 3.06 USD 0.179
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.94
Chile MDL 26.93 USD 1.574
Moldova MDL 28.80 USD 1.683
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.81
Chile MDL 22.91 USD 1.339
Moldova MDL 28.40 USD 1.66
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
+31%
in MDL
It rose 60% in local currency, but 31% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Chile's inflation.