Chile

Compared with Taiwan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Taiwan = 1×

Chile vs

Taiwan

Overall verdict

Chile is about 1.55× Taiwan.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Taiwan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Taiwan. 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

Taiwan Taiwan = 1×

Chile is pricier →

⚡ Utilities 2 items

×2.64
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×2.19
⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.56
📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.15
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×0.86

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

In Chile, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 3.0× what it does in Taiwan — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 0.9×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.00

Chile NT$4.07 USD 0.129

Taiwan NT$1.36 USD 0.043

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.33

Chile NT$7.20 USD 0.228

Taiwan NT$3.09 USD 0.098

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×2.19

Chile NT$171.08 CLP 4,790

Taiwan NT$78.00 TWD 78

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.63

Chile NT$49.69 USD 1.574

Taiwan NT$30.56 USD 0.968

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.50

Chile NT$42.27 USD 1.339

Taiwan NT$28.10 USD 0.89

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.15

Chile NT$34,280 CLP 999,990

Taiwan NT$29,900 TWD 29,900

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.86

Chile NT$1,371 CLP 39,999

Taiwan NT$1,599 TWD 1,599

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store