Taiwan
Compared with Brazil, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Brazil = 1×
Taiwan
vs
Brazil
Overall verdict
Taiwan is about 0.64× 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 Taiwan 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×
Taiwan is pricier →
Brazil
Brazil = 1×
Taiwan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Taiwan, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.3× what it does in Brazil — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. 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 ×1.26Taiwan
R$251.06
TWD 1,599Brazil
R$199.90
BRL 199.9
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.75Taiwan
R$5.02
USD 0.968Brazil
R$6.68
USD 1.288
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.69Taiwan
R$4.62
USD 0.89Brazil
R$6.70
USD 1.292
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.60Taiwan
R$0.51
USD 0.098Brazil
R$0.85
USD 0.164
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.59Taiwan
R$4,695
TWD 29,900Brazil
R$7,999
BRL 7,999
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.56Taiwan
R$13.27
TWD 78Brazil
R$23.90
BRL 23.9
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.21Taiwan
R$0.22
USD 0.043Brazil
R$1.06
USD 0.206
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+8%
in TWD
72 → 78
72 → 78
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-2%
in BRL
It rose 8% in local currency, but -2% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Taiwan's inflation.
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