United Kingdom
Compared with Chile, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Chile = 1×
Overall verdict
United Kingdom is about 1.27×
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 United Kingdom 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×
United Kingdom is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In United Kingdom, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.8× what it does in Chile — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.76
United Kingdom CLP 355 USD 0.402
Chile CLP 202 USD 0.228
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.67
United Kingdom CLP 1,975 USD 2.235
Chile CLP 1,183 USD 1.339
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.57
United Kingdom CLP 62,843 GBP 49.99
Chile CLP 39,999 CLP 39,999
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.31
United Kingdom CLP 6,258 GBP 5.29
Chile CLP 4,790 CLP 4,790
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.29
United Kingdom CLP 1,800 USD 2.037
Chile CLP 1,391 USD 1.574
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.00
United Kingdom CLP 1,004,438 GBP 799
Chile CLP 999,990 CLP 999,990
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.68
United Kingdom CLP 78 USD 0.088
Chile CLP 114 USD 0.129
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+52%
in GBP
3.49 → 5.29
3.49 → 5.29
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+74%
in CLP
It rose 52% in local currency, but 74% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not United Kingdom's inflation.