Brazil
Compared with Sri Lanka, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Sri Lanka = 1×
Overall verdict
Brazil is about 1.00×
Sri Lanka.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Sri Lanka = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Sri Lanka. 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
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka = 1×
Brazil is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Brazil, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.4× what it does in Sri Lanka — but Big Mac costs only 0.8×. 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 ×1.44
Brazil LKR 52.47 USD 0.164
Sri Lanka LKR 36.47 USD 0.114
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.91
Brazil LKR 413.38 USD 1.292
Sri Lanka LKR 454.97 USD 1.422
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.87
Brazil LKR 412.10 USD 1.288
Sri Lanka LKR 471.29 USD 1.473
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.78
Brazil LKR 1,424 BRL 23.9
Sri Lanka LKR 1,820 LKR 1,820
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
+64%
in LKR
It rose 4% in local currency, but 64% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Brazil's inflation.