Brazil
Compared with Thailand, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Thailand = 1×
Overall verdict
Brazil is about 1.14×
Thailand.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Thailand = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Thailand. 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
Thailand
Thailand = 1×
Brazil is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Brazil, iPhone (base model, base storage) costs 1.8× what it does in Thailand — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 0.7×. 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 ×1.77
Brazil ฿53,072 BRL 7,999
Thailand ฿29,900 THB 29,900
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.29
Brazil ฿5.33 USD 0.164
Thailand ฿4.13 USD 0.127
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.25
Brazil ฿43.13 USD 1.292
Thailand ฿34.59 USD 1.036
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.03
Brazil ฿139.72 BRL 23.9
Thailand ฿135.00 THB 135
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.97
Brazil ฿43.00 USD 1.288
Thailand ฿44.54 USD 1.334
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.74
Brazil ฿1,326 BRL 199.9
Thailand ฿1,799 THB 1,799
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
-2%
in THB
It rose 4% in local currency, but -2% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Brazil's inflation.