Hong Kong
Compared with Chile, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Chile = 1×
Overall verdict
Hong Kong is about 1.09×
Chile.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Chile = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Chile. A bar running right means Hong Kong 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
Chile
Chile = 1×
Hong Kong is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Hong Kong, Diesel 1L costs 3.3× what it does in Chile — but Big Mac costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×3.34
Hong Kong CLP 3,958 USD 4.478
Chile CLP 1,183 USD 1.339
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.60
Hong Kong CLP 3,611 USD 4.086
Chile CLP 1,391 USD 1.574
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.20
Hong Kong CLP 48,015 HKD 399
Chile CLP 39,999 CLP 39,999
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.01
Hong Kong CLP 115 USD 0.13
Chile CLP 114 USD 0.129
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.83
Hong Kong CLP 830,207 HKD 6,899
Chile CLP 999,990 CLP 999,990
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.81
Hong Kong CLP 163 USD 0.184
Chile CLP 202 USD 0.228
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.59
Hong Kong CLP 2,834 HKD 25
Chile CLP 4,790 CLP 4,790
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+19%
in HKD
21 → 25
21 → 25
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+38%
in CLP
It rose 19% in local currency, but 38% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Hong Kong's inflation.