Brazil
Compared with Qatar, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Qatar = 1×
Overall verdict
Brazil is about 2.23×
Qatar.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Qatar = 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
Qatar
Qatar = 1×
Brazil is pricier →
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.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×5.13
Brazil QAR 0.60 USD 0.164
Qatar QAR 0.12 USD 0.032
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.30
Brazil QAR 4.70 USD 1.292
Qatar QAR 2.05 USD 0.562
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.24
Brazil QAR 4.69 USD 1.288
Qatar QAR 2.10 USD 0.576
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.95
Brazil QAR 16.20 BRL 23.9
Qatar QAR 17.00 QAR 17
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 QAR
It rose 4% in local currency, but 2% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Brazil's inflation.