Brazil
Compared with Netherlands, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Netherlands = 1×
Overall verdict
Brazil is about 0.79×
Netherlands.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Netherlands = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Netherlands. 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
Netherlands
Netherlands = 1×
Brazil is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Brazil, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 1.6× what it does in Netherlands — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.5×. 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 ×1.57
Brazil €0.18 USD 0.206
Netherlands €0.11 USD 0.131
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.43
Brazil €1,384 BRL 7,999
Netherlands €969.00 EUR 969
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.58
Brazil €34.58 BRL 199.9
Netherlands €59.99 EUR 59.99
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.57
Brazil €0.14 USD 0.164
Netherlands €0.25 USD 0.286
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.52
Brazil €1.14 USD 1.292
Netherlands €2.18 USD 2.48
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.49
Brazil €1.13 USD 1.288
Netherlands €2.32 USD 2.638
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.