Brazil
Compared with Venezuela, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Venezuela = 1×
Brazil
vs
Venezuela
Overall verdict
Brazil is about 6.58× Venezuela.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Venezuela = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Venezuela. 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 Venezuela
Venezuela = 1×
Brazil is pricier →
Venezuela
Venezuela = 1×
Brazil is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Brazil, Diesel 1L costs 323.0× what it does in Venezuela — but Big Mac costs only 1.1×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×323.00Brazil
VES 437.63
USD 1.292Venezuela
VES 1.35
USD 0.004
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×36.80Brazil
VES 436.28
USD 1.288Venezuela
VES 11.86
USD 0.035
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.38Brazil
VES 55.55
USD 0.164Venezuela
VES 23.37
USD 0.069
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.10Brazil
VES 1,507
BRL 23.9Venezuela
VES 1,370
VES 1,370
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
-100%
in VES
It rose 4% in local currency, but -100% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Brazil's inflation.
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