United States

Compared with Brazil, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Brazil = 1×

United States vs

Brazil

Overall verdict

United States is about 0.89× 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 United States 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×

United States is pricier →

🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.52
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.38
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.97
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.53
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×0.52

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In United States, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.5× 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.

PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.52

United States R$304.71 USD 59.99

Brazil R$199.90 BRL 199.9

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.38

United States R$32.87 USD 6.12

Brazil R$23.90 BRL 23.9

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.15

United States R$0.97 USD 0.188

Brazil R$0.85 USD 0.164

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.05

United States R$7.03 USD 1.356

Brazil R$6.70 USD 1.292

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.89

United States R$5.94 USD 1.146

Brazil R$6.68 USD 1.288

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.53

United States R$4,211 USD 829

Brazil R$7,999 BRL 7,999

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.23

United States R$0.25 USD 0.048

Brazil R$1.06 USD 0.206

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com