Brazil
Compared with Canada, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Canada = 1×
Overall verdict
Brazil is about 1.22×
Canada.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Canada = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Canada. 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
Canada
Canada = 1×
Brazil is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Brazil, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 6.1× what it does in Canada — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 0.7×. 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 ×6.06
Brazil C$0.29 USD 0.206
Canada C$0.05 USD 0.034
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.96
Brazil C$2,218 BRL 7,999
Canada C$1,129 CAD 1,129
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.33
Brazil C$0.23 USD 0.164
Canada C$0.17 USD 0.123
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.90
Brazil C$1.83 USD 1.288
Canada C$2.03 USD 1.426
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.84
Brazil C$1.84 USD 1.292
Canada C$2.19 USD 1.54
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.80
Brazil C$6.18 BRL 23.9
Canada C$7.70 CAD 7.7
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.69
Brazil C$55.42 BRL 199.9
Canada C$79.99 CAD 79.99
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 CAD
It rose 4% in local currency, but 11% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Brazil's inflation.