ThailandThailand

Chile

Compared with Thailand, using real observed prices.

Baseline: ThailandThailand = 1×

ChileChile vs ThailandThailand
Overall verdict

ChileChile is about 1.22× ThailandThailand.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs ThailandThailand = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Thailand. 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 ThailandThailand Thailand = 1× ChileChile is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×1.80
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.26
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.23
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×1.19
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.79

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

In Chile, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.8× what it does in Thailand — 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.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.80
    ChileChile ฿7.41 USD 0.228
    ThailandThailand ฿4.13 USD 0.127
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.29
    ChileChile ฿44.70 USD 1.339
    ThailandThailand ฿34.59 USD 1.036
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.26
    ChileChile ฿170.15 CLP 4,790
    ThailandThailand ฿135.00 THB 135
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.19
    ChileChile ฿35,712 CLP 999,990
    ThailandThailand ฿29,900 THB 29,900
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.18
    ChileChile ฿52.55 USD 1.574
    ThailandThailand ฿44.54 USD 1.334
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.79
    ChileChile ฿1,428 CLP 39,999
    ThailandThailand ฿1,799 THB 1,799
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store

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
+32%
in THB

It rose 60% in local currency, but 32% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Chile's inflation.