Brazil
Compared with Oman, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Oman = 1×
Overall verdict
Brazil is about 2.30×
Oman.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Oman = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Oman. 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
Oman
Oman = 1×
Brazil is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Brazil, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 5.5× what it does in Oman — but Big Mac costs only 1.1×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×5.47
Brazil OMR 0.06 USD 0.164
Oman OMR 0.01 USD 0.03
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.07
Brazil OMR 0.50 USD 1.288
Oman OMR 0.24 USD 0.622
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.93
Brazil OMR 0.50 USD 1.292
Oman OMR 0.26 USD 0.671
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.12
Brazil OMR 1.71 BRL 23.9
Oman OMR 1.53 OMR 1.53
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 OMR
It rose 4% in local currency, but 2% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Brazil's inflation.