Russia
Compared with Brazil, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Brazil = 1×
Russia
vs
Brazil
Overall verdict
Russia is about 0.35× Brazil.
Average across 3 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 Russia 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×
Russia is pricier →
Brazil
Brazil = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Russia, Diesel 1L costs 0.8× what it does in Brazil — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.0×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.80Russia
R$5.38
USD 1.037Brazil
R$6.70
USD 1.292
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.72Russia
R$4.80
USD 0.925Brazil
R$6.68
USD 1.288
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.42Russia
R$0.36
USD 0.069Brazil
R$0.85
USD 0.164
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.39Russia
R$9.26
RUB 135Brazil
R$23.90
BRL 23.9
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.05Russia
R$0.05
USD 0.01Brazil
R$1.06
USD 0.206
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2017 → 2022At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
-1%
in RUB
137 → 135
137 → 135
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+26%
in BRL
It rose -1% in local currency, but 26% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.
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