VietnamVietnam

Brazil

Compared with Vietnam, using real observed prices.

Baseline: VietnamVietnam = 1×

BrazilBrazil vs VietnamVietnam
Overall verdict

BrazilBrazil is about 1.53× VietnamVietnam.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs VietnamVietnam = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Vietnam. 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 VietnamVietnam Vietnam = 1× BrazilBrazil is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×2.10
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×1.65
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.54
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.51
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×1.04

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Brazil, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.1× what it does in Vietnam — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 1.0×. 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 ×2.10
    BrazilBrazil ₫4,308 USD 0.164
    VietnamVietnam ₫2,049 USD 0.078
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.65
    BrazilBrazil ₫41,349,620 BRL 7,999
    VietnamVietnam ₫24,999,000 VND 24,999,000
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.59
    BrazilBrazil ₫33,834 USD 1.288
    VietnamVietnam ₫21,330 USD 0.812
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.54
    BrazilBrazil ₫116,907 BRL 23.9
    VietnamVietnam ₫76,000 VND 76,000
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.44
    BrazilBrazil ₫33,940 USD 1.292
    VietnamVietnam ₫23,511 USD 0.895
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.04
    BrazilBrazil ₫1,033,353 BRL 199.9
    VietnamVietnam ₫990,000 VND 990,000
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store

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
+16%
in VND

It rose 4% in local currency, but 16% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Brazil's inflation.