Brazil
Compared with Belgium, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Belgium = 1×
Overall verdict
Brazil is about 0.83×
Belgium.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Belgium = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Belgium. 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
Belgium
Belgium = 1×
Brazil is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Brazil, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 2.4× what it does in Belgium — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. 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 ×2.37
Brazil €0.18 USD 0.206
Belgium €0.07 USD 0.087
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.43
Brazil €1,384 BRL 7,999
Belgium €969.00 EUR 969
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.61
Brazil €1.13 USD 1.288
Belgium €1.87 USD 2.123
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.58
Brazil €34.58 BRL 199.9
Belgium €59.99 EUR 59.99
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.55
Brazil €1.14 USD 1.292
Belgium €2.07 USD 2.36
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.40
Brazil €0.14 USD 0.164
Belgium €0.35 USD 0.406
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
+4%
in EUR
It rose 4% in local currency, but 4% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Brazil's inflation.