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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nayara Batschke

Hot dogs feel the economic bite during Chile’s cost of living crisis

Around the Plaza de Armas in central Santiago, lunchtime businesses are serving up the "completo", long considered one of Chile’s most egalitarian dishes.

For decades, this local variation of the hot dog offered affordable food to people of all social backgrounds. Yet as economic stagnation deepens and living costs climb, even this staple street snack is becoming significantly more expensive.

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