ArgentinaArgentina

Brazil

Compared with Argentina, using real observed prices.

Baseline: ArgentinaArgentina = 1×

BrazilBrazil vs ArgentinaArgentina
Overall verdict

BrazilBrazil is about 1.26× ArgentinaArgentina.

Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs ArgentinaArgentina = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Argentina. A bar running right means Brazil 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 ArgentinaArgentina Argentina = 1× BrazilBrazil is pricier →
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×4.11
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.87
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.86
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.80

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Brazil, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 9.0× what it does in Argentina — but Big Mac costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×8.96
    BrazilBrazil ARS 297.83 USD 0.206
    ArgentinaArgentina ARS 33.25 USD 0.023
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.89
    BrazilBrazil ARS 237.10 USD 0.164
    ArgentinaArgentina ARS 125.78 USD 0.087
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.90
    BrazilBrazil ARS 1,862 USD 1.288
    ArgentinaArgentina ARS 2,079 USD 1.438
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.87
    BrazilBrazil ARS 58,812 BRL 199.9
    ArgentinaArgentina ARS 67,232 USD 44.99
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.83
    BrazilBrazil ARS 1,868 USD 1.292
    ArgentinaArgentina ARS 2,258 USD 1.562
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.80
    BrazilBrazil ARS 6,434 BRL 23.9
    ArgentinaArgentina ARS 8,000 ARS 8,000
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index

See what really changed Brazil

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+4%
in BRL
22.9 → 23.9
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+1431%
in ARS

It rose 4% in local currency, but 1431% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Brazil's inflation.