Switzerland
Compared with Chile, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Chile = 1×
Overall verdict
Switzerland is about 1.45×
Chile.
Average across 5 categories, 8 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Chile = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Chile. A bar running right means Switzerland 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×
Switzerland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Switzerland, Diesel 1L costs 1.9× what it does in Chile — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 0.9×. 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 ×1.93
Switzerland CLP 2,280 USD 2.58
Chile CLP 1,183 USD 1.339
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.68
Switzerland CLP 8,029 CHF 7.3
Chile CLP 4,790 CLP 4,790
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.62
Switzerland CLP 64,611 CHF 55.99
Chile CLP 39,999 CLP 39,999
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.61
Switzerland CLP 324 USD 0.367
Chile CLP 202 USD 0.228
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.47
Switzerland CLP 2,039 USD 2.307
Chile CLP 1,391 USD 1.574
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.40
Switzerland CLP 160 USD 0.181
Chile CLP 114 USD 0.129
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.92
Switzerland CLP 922,024 CHF 799
Chile CLP 999,990 CLP 999,990
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+12%
in CHF
6.5 → 7.3
6.5 → 7.3
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+50%
in CLP
It rose 12% in local currency, but 50% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Switzerland's inflation.