Brazil
Compared with Singapore, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Singapore = 1×
Overall verdict
Brazil is about 0.83×
Singapore.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Singapore = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Singapore. 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
Singapore
Singapore = 1×
Brazil is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Brazil, iPhone (base model, base storage) costs 1.6× what it does in Singapore — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.5×. Calling this country simply "expensive" hides a gap this wide.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.57
Brazil S$2,033 BRL 7,999
Singapore S$1,299 SGD 1,299
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.09
Brazil S$0.26 USD 0.206
Singapore S$0.24 USD 0.189
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.77
Brazil S$5.73 BRL 23.9
Singapore S$7.45 SGD 7.45
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.74
Brazil S$50.81 BRL 199.9
Singapore S$69.00 SGD 69
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.70
Brazil S$0.21 USD 0.164
Singapore S$0.30 USD 0.233
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.55
Brazil S$1.67 USD 1.288
Singapore S$3.01 USD 2.323
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.47
Brazil S$1.68 USD 1.292
Singapore S$3.53 USD 2.722
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
-4%
in SGD
It rose 4% in local currency, but -4% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Brazil's inflation.