Romania
Compared with Brazil, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Brazil = 1×
Romania
vs
Brazil
Overall verdict
Romania is about 1.34× Brazil.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Brazil = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Brazil. A bar running right means Romania 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×
Romania is pricier →
Brazil
Brazil = 1×
Romania is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Romania, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.7× what it does in Brazil — but Big Mac costs only 0.9×. 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 ×1.73Romania
R$346.74
EUR 59.99Brazil
R$199.90
BRL 199.9
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.62Romania
R$10.83
USD 2.087Brazil
R$6.70
USD 1.292
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.48Romania
R$9.91
USD 1.911Brazil
R$6.68
USD 1.288
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.35Romania
R$1.15
USD 0.222Brazil
R$0.85
USD 0.164
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.89Romania
R$21.36
RON 17.45Brazil
R$23.90
BRL 23.9
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+65%
in RON
10.6 → 17.45
10.6 → 17.45
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+59%
in BRL
It rose 65% in local currency, but 59% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Romania's inflation.
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