VietnamVietnam

Chile

Compared with Vietnam, using real observed prices.

Baseline: VietnamVietnam = 1×

ChileChile vs VietnamVietnam
Overall verdict

ChileChile is about 1.63× VietnamVietnam.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs VietnamVietnam = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Vietnam. 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 VietnamVietnam Vietnam = 1× ChileChile is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×2.92
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.87
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.70
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×1.12
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×1.11

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

In Chile, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.9× what it does in Vietnam — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 1.1×. 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 ×2.92
    ChileChile ₫5,989 USD 0.228
    VietnamVietnam ₫2,049 USD 0.078
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.94
    ChileChile ₫41,347 USD 1.574
    VietnamVietnam ₫21,330 USD 0.812
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.87
    ChileChile ₫142,365 CLP 4,790
    VietnamVietnam ₫76,000 VND 76,000
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.50
    ChileChile ₫35,174 USD 1.339
    VietnamVietnam ₫23,511 USD 0.895
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.12
    ChileChile ₫1,112,923 CLP 39,999
    VietnamVietnam ₫990,000 VND 990,000
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.11
    ChileChile ₫27,823,492 CLP 999,990
    VietnamVietnam ₫24,999,000 VND 24,999,000
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online 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
+57%
in VND

It rose 60% in local currency, but 57% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Chile's inflation.