BrazilBrazil

Hong Kong

Compared with Brazil, using real observed prices.

Baseline: BrazilBrazil = 1×

Hong KongHong Kong vs BrazilBrazil
Overall verdict

Hong KongHong Kong is about 1.08× BrazilBrazil.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs BrazilBrazil = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Brazil. A bar running right means Hong Kong 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 BrazilBrazil Brazil = 1× Hong KongHong Kong is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×3.32
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×1.29
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×0.84
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.72
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×0.56

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

In Hong Kong, Diesel 1L costs 3.5× what it does in Brazil — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×3.47
    Hong KongHong Kong R$23.23 USD 4.478
    BrazilBrazil R$6.70 USD 1.292
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×3.17
    Hong KongHong Kong R$21.20 USD 4.086
    BrazilBrazil R$6.68 USD 1.288
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.29
    Hong KongHong Kong R$258.44 HKD 399
    BrazilBrazil R$199.90 BRL 199.9
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.12
    Hong KongHong Kong R$0.95 USD 0.184
    BrazilBrazil R$0.85 USD 0.164
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.72
    Hong KongHong Kong R$17.22 HKD 25
    BrazilBrazil R$23.90 BRL 23.9
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.63
    Hong KongHong Kong R$0.67 USD 0.13
    BrazilBrazil R$1.06 USD 0.206
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.56
    Hong KongHong Kong R$4,469 HKD 6,899
    BrazilBrazil R$7,999 BRL 7,999
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store

See what really changed Hong Kong

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+19%
in HKD
21 → 25
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+21%
in BRL

It rose 19% in local currency, but 21% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Hong Kong's inflation.