Brazil
Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Australia = 1×
Overall verdict
Brazil is about 0.97×
Australia.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Australia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Australia. 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
Australia
Australia = 1×
Brazil is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Brazil, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 1.9× what it does in Australia — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 0.6×. 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 ×1.91
Brazil A$0.30 USD 0.206
Australia A$0.16 USD 0.108
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.61
Brazil A$2,256 BRL 7,999
Australia A$1,399 AUD 1,399
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.04
Brazil A$1.87 USD 1.288
Australia A$1.80 USD 1.239
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.91
Brazil A$1.87 USD 1.292
Australia A$2.06 USD 1.421
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.78
Brazil A$6.64 BRL 23.9
Australia A$8.50 AUD 8.5
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.63
Brazil A$0.24 USD 0.164
Australia A$0.37 USD 0.259
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.63
Brazil A$56.38 BRL 199.9
Australia A$89.95 AUD 89.95
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
+11%
in AUD
It rose 4% in local currency, but 11% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Brazil's inflation.