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Brazil

Compared with Qatar, using real observed prices.

Baseline: QatarQatar = 1×

BrazilBrazil vs QatarQatar
Overall verdict

BrazilBrazil is about 2.23× QatarQatar.

Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs QatarQatar = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Qatar. 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 QatarQatar Qatar = 1× BrazilBrazil is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×5.13
  • Transport 2 items
    ×2.27
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.95

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

In Brazil, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 5.1× what it does in Qatar — but Big Mac costs only 1.0×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×5.13
    BrazilBrazil QAR 0.60 USD 0.164
    QatarQatar QAR 0.12 USD 0.032
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.30
    BrazilBrazil QAR 4.70 USD 1.292
    QatarQatar QAR 2.05 USD 0.562
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.24
    BrazilBrazil QAR 4.69 USD 1.288
    QatarQatar QAR 2.10 USD 0.576
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.95
    BrazilBrazil QAR 16.20 BRL 23.9
    QatarQatar QAR 17.00 QAR 17
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index

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
+2%
in QAR

It rose 4% in local currency, but 2% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Brazil's inflation.