Chile

Compared with United States, using real observed prices.

Baseline: United States = 1×

Chile vs

United States

Overall verdict

Chile is about 1.11× United States.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs United States = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is United States. 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

United States United States = 1×

Chile is pricier →

⚡ Utilities 2 items

×1.81
📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.28
⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.16
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.89
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×0.71

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

In Chile, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 2.7× what it does in United States — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 0.7×. 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 ×2.69

Chile $0.13 USD 0.129

United States $0.05 USD 0.048

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.37

Chile $1.57 USD 1.574

United States $1.15 USD 1.146

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.28

Chile $1,060 CLP 999,990

United States $829.00 USD 829

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.21

Chile $0.23 USD 0.228

United States $0.19 USD 0.188

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.99

Chile $1.34 USD 1.339

United States $1.36 USD 1.356

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.89

Chile $5.42 CLP 4,790

United States $6.12 USD 6.12

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.71

Chile $42.39 CLP 39,999

United States $59.99 USD 59.99

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store