Australia
Compared with Brazil, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Brazil = 1×
Overall verdict
Australia is about 1.03×
Brazil.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Brazil = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Brazil. A bar running right means Australia 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
Brazil
Brazil = 1×
Australia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Australia, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.6× what it does in Brazil — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.60
Australia R$318.95 AUD 89.95
Brazil R$199.90 BRL 199.9
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.58
Australia R$1.34 USD 0.259
Brazil R$0.85 USD 0.164
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.28
Australia R$30.58 AUD 8.5
Brazil R$23.90 BRL 23.9
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.10
Australia R$7.37 USD 1.421
Brazil R$6.70 USD 1.292
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.96
Australia R$6.43 USD 1.239
Brazil R$6.68 USD 1.288
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.62
Australia R$4,961 AUD 1,399
Brazil R$7,999 BRL 7,999
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.52
Australia R$0.56 USD 0.108
Brazil R$1.06 USD 0.206
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+30%
in AUD
6.55 → 8.5
6.55 → 8.5
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+22%
in BRL
It rose 30% in local currency, but 22% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Australia's inflation.