Brazil
Compared with Norway, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Norway = 1×
Overall verdict
Brazil is about 0.77×
Norway.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Norway = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Norway. 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
Norway
Norway = 1×
Brazil is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Brazil, iPhone (base model, base storage) costs 1.3× what it does in Norway — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.6×. Calling this country simply "expensive" hides a gap this wide.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.26
Brazil NOK 15,088 BRL 7,999
Norway NOK 11,990 NOK 11,990
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.99
Brazil NOK 1.58 USD 0.164
Norway NOK 1.59 USD 0.165
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.65
Brazil NOK 377.05 BRL 199.9
Norway NOK 579.00 NOK 579
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.59
Brazil NOK 45.00 BRL 23.9
Norway NOK 76.00 NOK 76
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.58
Brazil NOK 12.84 USD 1.292
Norway NOK 22.13 USD 2.227
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.56
Brazil NOK 12.80 USD 1.288
Norway NOK 22.94 USD 2.308
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
+14%
in NOK
It rose 4% in local currency, but 14% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Brazil's inflation.