Sweden
Compared with Brazil, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Brazil = 1×
Overall verdict
Sweden is about 1.29×
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 Sweden 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×
Sweden is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Sweden, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.7× what it does in Brazil — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 0.7×. 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 ×1.73
Sweden R$346.74 EUR 59.99
Brazil R$199.90 BRL 199.9
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.63
Sweden R$38.98 SEK 67
Brazil R$23.90 BRL 23.9
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.55
Sweden R$10.42 USD 2.008
Brazil R$6.70 USD 1.292
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.48
Sweden R$1.25 USD 0.243
Brazil R$0.85 USD 0.164
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.30
Sweden R$8.65 USD 1.668
Brazil R$6.68 USD 1.288
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.07
Sweden R$1.14 USD 0.22
Brazil R$1.06 USD 0.206
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.72
Sweden R$5,745 SEK 10,995
Brazil R$7,999 BRL 7,999
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+24%
in SEK
54 → 67
54 → 67
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+20%
in BRL
It rose 24% in local currency, but 20% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Sweden's inflation.