Sri LankaSri Lanka

Chile

Compared with Sri Lanka, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Sri LankaSri Lanka = 1×

ChileChile vs Sri LankaSri Lanka
Overall verdict

ChileChile is about 1.24× Sri LankaSri Lanka.

Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Sri LankaSri 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 LankaSri Lanka Sri Lanka = 1× ChileChile is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×2.00
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.00
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.95

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.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.00
    ChileChile LKR 72.95 USD 0.228
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 36.47 USD 0.114
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.07
    ChileChile LKR 503.60 USD 1.574
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 471.29 USD 1.473
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.95
    ChileChile LKR 1,734 CLP 4,790
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 1,820 LKR 1,820
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.94
    ChileChile LKR 428.41 USD 1.339
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 454.97 USD 1.422
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

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
+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.