Hong Kong
Compared with Brazil, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Brazil = 1×
Overall verdict
Hong Kong is about 1.08×
Brazil.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Brazil = 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
Brazil
Brazil = 1×
Hong Kong is pricier →
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.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×3.47
Hong Kong R$23.23 USD 4.478
Brazil R$6.70 USD 1.292
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×3.17
Hong Kong R$21.20 USD 4.086
Brazil R$6.68 USD 1.288
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.29
Hong Kong R$258.44 HKD 399
Brazil R$199.90 BRL 199.9
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.12
Hong Kong R$0.95 USD 0.184
Brazil R$0.85 USD 0.164
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.72
Hong Kong R$17.22 HKD 25
Brazil R$23.90 BRL 23.9
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.63
Hong Kong R$0.67 USD 0.13
Brazil R$1.06 USD 0.206
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.56
Hong Kong R$4,469 HKD 6,899
Brazil R$7,999 BRL 7,999
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+19%
in HKD
21 → 25
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.