Brazil
Compared with Colombia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Colombia = 1×
Overall verdict
Brazil is about 0.94×
Colombia.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Colombia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Colombia. 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
Colombia
Colombia = 1×
Brazil is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Brazil, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 2.6× what it does in Colombia — 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 ×2.61
Brazil COP 759 USD 0.206
Colombia COP 291 USD 0.079
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.41
Brazil COP 4,763 USD 1.292
Colombia COP 3,373 USD 0.915
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.00
Brazil COP 4,749 USD 1.288
Colombia COP 4,737 USD 1.285
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.79
Brazil COP 605 USD 0.164
Colombia COP 763 USD 0.207
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.72
Brazil COP 16,407 BRL 23.9
Colombia COP 22,900 COP 22,900
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.64
Brazil COP 126,447 BRL 199.9
Colombia COP 199,000 COP 199,000
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 COP
It rose 4% in local currency, but -2% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Brazil's inflation.