South Korea
Compared with Brazil, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Brazil = 1×
South Korea
vs
Brazil
Overall verdict
South Korea is about 0.79× 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 South Korea 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×
South Korea is pricier →
Brazil
Brazil = 1×
South Korea is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In South Korea, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.1× what it does in Brazil — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. 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 ×1.15South Korea
R$229.17
KRW 66,000Brazil
R$199.90
BRL 199.9
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.11South Korea
R$7.40
USD 1.427Brazil
R$6.68
USD 1.288
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.10South Korea
R$7.34
USD 1.415Brazil
R$6.70
USD 1.292
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.84South Korea
R$20.10
KRW 5,500Brazil
R$23.90
BRL 23.9
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.77South Korea
R$0.66
USD 0.127Brazil
R$0.85
USD 0.164
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.56South Korea
R$4,479
KRW 1,290,000Brazil
R$7,999
BRL 7,999
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.35South Korea
R$0.38
USD 0.073Brazil
R$1.06
USD 0.206
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+20%
in KRW
4600 → 5500
4600 → 5500
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-4%
in BRL
It rose 20% in local currency, but -4% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not South Korea's inflation.
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