AustraliaAustralia

Brazil

Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.

Baseline: AustraliaAustralia = 1×

BrazilBrazil vs AustraliaAustralia
Overall verdict

BrazilBrazil is about 0.97× AustraliaAustralia.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs AustraliaAustralia = 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 AustraliaAustralia Australia = 1× BrazilBrazil is pricier →
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×1.61
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×1.10
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.97
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.78
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.63

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.

  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.91
    BrazilBrazil A$0.30 USD 0.206
    AustraliaAustralia A$0.16 USD 0.108
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.61
    BrazilBrazil A$2,256 BRL 7,999
    AustraliaAustralia A$1,399 AUD 1,399
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.04
    BrazilBrazil A$1.87 USD 1.288
    AustraliaAustralia A$1.80 USD 1.239
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.91
    BrazilBrazil A$1.87 USD 1.292
    AustraliaAustralia A$2.06 USD 1.421
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.78
    BrazilBrazil A$6.64 BRL 23.9
    AustraliaAustralia A$8.50 AUD 8.5
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.63
    BrazilBrazil A$0.24 USD 0.164
    AustraliaAustralia A$0.37 USD 0.259
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.63
    BrazilBrazil A$56.38 BRL 199.9
    AustraliaAustralia A$89.95 AUD 89.95
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store

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
+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.