Brazil
Compared with Romania, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Romania = 1×
Brazil
vs
Romania
Overall verdict
Brazil is about 0.74× Romania.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Romania = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Romania. 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 Romania
Romania = 1×
Brazil is pricier →
Romania
Romania = 1×
Brazil is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Brazil, Big Mac costs 1.1× what it does in Romania — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.12Brazil
RON 19.52
BRL 23.9Romania
RON 17.45
RON 17.45
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.74Brazil
RON 0.72
USD 0.164Romania
RON 0.98
USD 0.222
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.67Brazil
RON 5.93
USD 1.288Romania
RON 8.79
USD 1.911
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.62Brazil
RON 5.94
USD 1.292Romania
RON 9.60
USD 2.087
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.58Brazil
RON 181.00
BRL 199.9Romania
RON 313.96
EUR 59.99
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
+8%
in RON
It rose 4% in local currency, but 8% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Brazil's inflation.
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