Qatar
Compared with Brazil, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Brazil = 1×
Qatar
vs
Brazil
Overall verdict
Qatar is about 0.45× Brazil.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Brazil = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Brazil. A bar running right means Qatar 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×
Qatar is pricier →
Brazil
Brazil = 1×
Qatar is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Qatar, Big Mac costs 1.0× what it does in Brazil — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.05Qatar
R$25.07
QAR 17Brazil
R$23.90
BRL 23.9
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.45Qatar
R$2.99
USD 0.576Brazil
R$6.68
USD 1.288
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.43Qatar
R$2.92
USD 0.562Brazil
R$6.70
USD 1.292
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.20Qatar
R$0.17
USD 0.032Brazil
R$0.85
USD 0.164
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+31%
in QAR
13 → 17
13 → 17
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+34%
in BRL
It rose 31% in local currency, but 34% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Qatar's inflation.
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