Switzerland
Compared with Brazil, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Brazil = 1×
Switzerland
vs
Brazil
Overall verdict
Switzerland is about 1.42× Brazil.
Average across 5 categories, 8 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Brazil = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Brazil. A bar running right means Switzerland 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×
Switzerland is pricier →
Brazil
Brazil = 1×
Switzerland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Switzerland, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.2× what it does in Brazil — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.24Switzerland
R$1.89
USD 0.367Brazil
R$0.85
USD 0.164
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Big Mac 1 burger ×2.04Switzerland
R$48.78
CHF 7.3Brazil
R$23.90
BRL 23.9
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.00Switzerland
R$13.38
USD 2.58Brazil
R$6.70
USD 1.292
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.79Switzerland
R$11.97
USD 2.307Brazil
R$6.68
USD 1.288
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.74Switzerland
R$347.77
CHF 55.99Brazil
R$199.90
BRL 199.9
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.88Switzerland
R$0.93
USD 0.181Brazil
R$1.06
USD 0.206
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.62Switzerland
R$4,963
CHF 799Brazil
R$7,999
BRL 7,999
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+12%
in CHF
6.5 → 7.3
6.5 → 7.3
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+32%
in BRL
It rose 12% in local currency, but 32% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Switzerland's inflation.
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