MexicoMexico

Brazil

Compared with Mexico, using real observed prices.

Baseline: MexicoMexico = 1×

BrazilBrazil vs MexicoMexico
Overall verdict

BrazilBrazil is about 1.10× MexicoMexico.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs MexicoMexico = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Mexico. 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 MexicoMexico Mexico = 1× BrazilBrazil is pricier →
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×2.93
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×1.38
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.81
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.72
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.69

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Brazil, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 5.7× what it does in Mexico — 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.

  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×5.72
    BrazilBrazil MX$3.68 USD 0.206
    MexicoMexico MX$0.64 USD 0.036
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.50
    BrazilBrazil MX$2.93 USD 0.164
    MexicoMexico MX$1.95 USD 0.109
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.38
    BrazilBrazil MX$27,531 BRL 7,999
    MexicoMexico MX$19,999 MXN 19,999
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.84
    BrazilBrazil MX$22.65 USD 1.292
    MexicoMexico MX$27.11 USD 1.546
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.79
    BrazilBrazil MX$22.58 USD 1.288
    MexicoMexico MX$28.48 USD 1.624
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.72
    BrazilBrazil MX$78.66 BRL 23.9
    MexicoMexico MX$109.00 MXN 109
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.69
    BrazilBrazil MX$688.03 BRL 199.9
    MexicoMexico MX$999.00 MXN 999
    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
-10%
in MXN

It rose 4% in local currency, but -10% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Brazil's inflation.