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Updated 6 June 2026
€1.40
↑34% vs. region avg.
Full tank (80 L, diesel)
118,915 CLP
€112 · $129
100 km (10 L/100 km, diesel)
14,864.35 CLP
€13.95 · $16.10
€0.0009 per 1 CLP · updated weekly
Fuel type
Price per kWh
We don't collect per-country electricity tariffs — enter your own price. Reference: AC home ~0.15–0.30 €/kWh, public DC fast charger 0.40–0.70 €/kWh.
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Litre/Gallon
Distance unit
Route — select countries and distances
Santiago → Buenos Aires
1,480 km · ~€202 · ~4 days
🇨🇱 Chile 510 km · 🇦🇷 Argentina 970 km
Santiago → Montevideo
1,810 km · ~€245 · ~5 days
🇨🇱 Chile 440 km · 🇦🇷 Argentina 1150 km · 🇺🇾 Uruguay 220 km
Santiago → Brasilia
3,850 km · ~€493 · ~10 days
🇨🇱 Chile 570 km · 🇦🇷 Argentina 1500 km · 🇧🇷 Brazil 1780 km
Santiago → Bogotá
5,360 km · ~€306 · ~13 days
🇨🇱 Chile 1330 km · 🇵🇪 Peru 2400 km · 🇨🇴 Colombia 1630 km
Current fuel prices in Chile: diesel 1,486.44 CLP (€1.40 · $1.61) per liter, gasoline 1,607.26 CLP (€1.51 · $1.74) per liter.
The local gasoline grade is Gasolina 93 octane.
Chile ranks #8 out of 9 countries in Latin America by diesel price.
Use the route cost calculator to estimate your fuel expenses for a road trip through Chile.
Free market
Weekly
Moderate
Regulator
ENAP / Mecanismo de Estabilizacion de Precios de los Combustibles
Retail is market-based, but MEPCO smooths sharp changes through a tax mechanism. The market is free with a strong stabilization layer.
Taxes and levies
Impuesto especifico, IVA 19%, logistics.
Subsidies
Partial through the stabilization mechanism, not as a direct price cap.
LPG/Autogas
Limited
Bank cards
Accepted everywhere
Price spread
Moderate
Market
Importer + Refiner
Station networks
Prices are government-subsidized (Partial)
Partial through the stabilization mechanism, not as a direct price cap.
Data is collected automatically from government sources (EU Oil Bulletin, Statistics Norway, etc.) and independent aggregators, with selective manual cross-verification from at least two sources. Official data takes priority.
Prices are for reference only and may differ from actual prices at specific fuel stations.
Cargopedia.net · cargopedia.net
CNE Chile · cne.cl
PrecioCombustible.cl · preciocombustible.cl
LaBencina.cl · labencina.cl
Bencinachile.cl · bencinachile.cl
License CC BY 4.0 — free use, distribution and adaptation with attribution to OpenVan.camp. Fuel data updated: 6 June 2026.
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