Malaysia
Compared with Brazil, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Brazil = 1×
Malaysia
vs
Brazil
Overall verdict
Malaysia is about 0.62× 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 Malaysia 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×
Malaysia is pricier →
Brazil
Brazil = 1×
Malaysia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Malaysia, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.4× what it does in Brazil — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.1×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.36Malaysia
R$271.91
MYR 219Brazil
R$199.90
BRL 199.9
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.77Malaysia
R$5.16
USD 0.995Brazil
R$6.70
USD 1.292
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.76Malaysia
R$18.21
MYR 13.75Brazil
R$23.90
BRL 23.9
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.65Malaysia
R$4.34
USD 0.836Brazil
R$6.68
USD 1.288
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.62Malaysia
R$4,965
MYR 3,999Brazil
R$7,999
BRL 7,999
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.30Malaysia
R$0.26
USD 0.05Brazil
R$0.85
USD 0.164
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.14Malaysia
R$0.15
USD 0.029Brazil
R$1.06
USD 0.206
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+38%
in MYR
9.99 → 13.75
9.99 → 13.75
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+47%
in BRL
It rose 38% in local currency, but 47% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Malaysia's inflation.
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