Comparing apples to snowballs, are we? "For example, every dollar of GDP generated in Chile’s capital, Santiago, requires 60% more energy than a dollar of GDP g

Comparing apples to snowballs, are we? "For example, every dollar of GDP generated in Chile’s capital, Santiago, requires 60% more energy than a dollar of GDP generated in (much colder) Helsinki in Finland." Maybe Helsinki requires less energy simply because the economy is more about immaterial work, e.g. GDP is generated by branding products actually manufactured in China? Or maybe the well-insulated houses in Helsinki require less heating during the winter than the houses in Santiago require cooling during the summer?