Chile
Compared with Sri Lanka, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Sri Lanka = 1×
Overall verdict
Chile is about 1.24×
Sri Lanka.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Sri Lanka = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Sri Lanka. 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
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka = 1×
Chile is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Chile, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.0× what it does in Sri Lanka — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.9×. 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 ×2.00
Chile LKR 72.95 USD 0.228
Sri Lanka LKR 36.47 USD 0.114
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.07
Chile LKR 503.60 USD 1.574
Sri Lanka LKR 471.29 USD 1.473
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.95
Chile LKR 1,734 CLP 4,790
Sri Lanka LKR 1,820 LKR 1,820
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.94
Chile LKR 428.41 USD 1.339
Sri Lanka LKR 454.97 USD 1.422
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
+121%
in LKR
It rose 60% in local currency, but 121% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Chile's inflation.