Brazil
Compared with Moldova, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Moldova = 1×
Overall verdict
Brazil is about 0.92×
Moldova.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Moldova = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Moldova. 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
Moldova
Moldova = 1×
Brazil is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Brazil, Big Mac costs 1.1× what it does in Moldova — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.09
Brazil MDL 76.15 BRL 23.9
Moldova MDL 70.00 MDL 70
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.92
Brazil MDL 2.81 USD 0.164
Moldova MDL 3.06 USD 0.179
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.78
Brazil MDL 22.11 USD 1.292
Moldova MDL 28.40 USD 1.66
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.77
Brazil MDL 22.04 USD 1.288
Moldova MDL 28.80 USD 1.683
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
-3%
in MDL
It rose 4% in local currency, but -3% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Brazil's inflation.