Brazil
Compared with Bahrain, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Bahrain = 1×
Overall verdict
Brazil is about 2.41×
Bahrain.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Bahrain = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Bahrain. 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
Bahrain
Bahrain = 1×
Brazil is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Brazil, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 15.8× what it does in Bahrain — but Big Mac costs only 0.9×. 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 ×15.85
Brazil BHD 0.08 USD 0.206
Bahrain BHD 0.00 USD 0.013
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.42
Brazil BHD 0.06 USD 0.164
Bahrain BHD 0.02 USD 0.048
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.13
Brazil BHD 0.49 USD 1.292
Bahrain BHD 0.23 USD 0.607
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.97
Brazil BHD 0.49 USD 1.288
Bahrain BHD 0.25 USD 0.655
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.93
Brazil BHD 1.68 BRL 23.9
Bahrain BHD 1.80 BHD 1.8
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
+2%
in BHD
It rose 4% in local currency, but 2% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Brazil's inflation.