Brazil
Compared with Russia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Russia = 1×
Brazil
vs
Russia
Overall verdict
Brazil is about 2.87× Russia.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Russia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Russia. 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 Russia
Russia = 1×
Brazil is pricier →
Russia
Russia = 1×
Brazil is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Brazil, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 20.6× what it does in Russia — but Diesel 1L costs only 1.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×20.60Brazil
RUB 21.63
USD 0.206Russia
RUB 1.05
USD 0.01
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×2.55Brazil
RUB 467.29
BRL 23.9Russia
RUB 135.00
RUB 135
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.38Brazil
RUB 17.22
USD 0.164Russia
RUB 7.25
USD 0.069
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.39Brazil
RUB 135.24
USD 1.288Russia
RUB 97.13
USD 0.925
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.25Brazil
RUB 135.66
USD 1.292Russia
RUB 108.88
USD 1.037
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
+44%
in RUB
It rose 4% in local currency, but 44% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Brazil's inflation.
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