Brazil
Compared with South Africa, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
South Africa = 1×
Brazil
vs
South Africa
Overall verdict
Brazil is about 0.91× South Africa.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs South Africa = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is South Africa. 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 South Africa
South Africa = 1×
Brazil is pricier →
South Africa
South Africa = 1×
Brazil is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Brazil, Big Mac costs 1.3× what it does in South Africa — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.33Brazil
ZAR 72.76
BRL 23.9South Africa
ZAR 54.90
ZAR 54.9
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.83Brazil
ZAR 662.18
BRL 199.9South Africa
ZAR 799.00
ZAR 799
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.83Brazil
ZAR 21.17
USD 1.288South Africa
ZAR 25.62
USD 1.559
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.78Brazil
ZAR 2.75
USD 0.164South Africa
ZAR 3.51
USD 0.209
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.77Brazil
ZAR 21.23
USD 1.292South Africa
ZAR 27.44
USD 1.67
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
+14%
in ZAR
It rose 4% in local currency, but 14% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Brazil's inflation.
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