Brazil
Compared with Argentina, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Argentina = 1×
Overall verdict
Brazil is about 1.26×
Argentina.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Argentina = 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
Argentina
Argentina = 1×
Brazil is pricier →
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.
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×8.96
Brazil ARS 297.83 USD 0.206
Argentina ARS 33.25 USD 0.023
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.89
Brazil ARS 237.10 USD 0.164
Argentina ARS 125.78 USD 0.087
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.90
Brazil ARS 1,862 USD 1.288
Argentina ARS 2,079 USD 1.438
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.87
Brazil ARS 58,812 BRL 199.9
Argentina ARS 67,232 USD 44.99
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.83
Brazil ARS 1,868 USD 1.292
Argentina ARS 2,258 USD 1.562
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.80
Brazil ARS 6,434 BRL 23.9
Argentina ARS 8,000 ARS 8,000
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+4%
in BRL
22.9 → 23.9
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.