Sri LankaSri Lanka

Brazil

Compared with Sri Lanka, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Sri LankaSri Lanka = 1×

BrazilBrazil vs Sri LankaSri Lanka
Overall verdict

BrazilBrazil is about 1.00× Sri LankaSri Lanka.

Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Sri LankaSri 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 LankaSri Lanka Sri Lanka = 1× BrazilBrazil is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×1.44
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.89
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.78

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.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.44
    BrazilBrazil LKR 52.47 USD 0.164
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 36.47 USD 0.114
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.91
    BrazilBrazil LKR 413.38 USD 1.292
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 454.97 USD 1.422
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.87
    BrazilBrazil LKR 412.10 USD 1.288
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 471.29 USD 1.473
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.78
    BrazilBrazil LKR 1,424 BRL 23.9
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 1,820 LKR 1,820
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index

See what really changed Brazil

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+4%
in BRL
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.