Brazil
Compared with Vietnam, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Vietnam = 1×
Overall verdict
Brazil is about 1.53×
Vietnam.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Vietnam = 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
Vietnam
Vietnam = 1×
Brazil is pricier →
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.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.10
Brazil ₫4,308 USD 0.164
Vietnam ₫2,049 USD 0.078
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.65
Brazil ₫41,349,620 BRL 7,999
Vietnam ₫24,999,000 VND 24,999,000
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.59
Brazil ₫33,834 USD 1.288
Vietnam ₫21,330 USD 0.812
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.54
Brazil ₫116,907 BRL 23.9
Vietnam ₫76,000 VND 76,000
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.44
Brazil ₫33,940 USD 1.292
Vietnam ₫23,511 USD 0.895
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.04
Brazil ₫1,033,353 BRL 199.9
Vietnam ₫990,000 VND 990,000
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
+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.