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Qatar

Compared with Chile, using real observed prices.

Baseline: ChileChile = 1×

QatarQatar vs ChileChile
Overall verdict

QatarQatar is about 0.36× ChileChile.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs ChileChile = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Chile. A bar running right means Qatar 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 ChileChile Chile = 1× QatarQatar is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.86
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.39
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.14

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

In Qatar, Big Mac costs 0.9× what it does in Chile — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.1×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.86
    QatarQatar CLP 4,127 QAR 17
    ChileChile CLP 4,790 CLP 4,790
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.42
    QatarQatar CLP 497 USD 0.562
    ChileChile CLP 1,183 USD 1.339
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.37
    QatarQatar CLP 509 USD 0.576
    ChileChile CLP 1,391 USD 1.574
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.14
    QatarQatar CLP 28 USD 0.032
    ChileChile CLP 202 USD 0.228
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Qatar

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+31%
in QAR
13 → 17
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+52%
in CLP

It rose 31% in local currency, but 52% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Qatar's inflation.