Vietnam
Compared with Brazil, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Brazil = 1×
Vietnam
vs
Brazil
Overall verdict
Vietnam is about 0.65× Brazil.
Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Brazil = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Brazil. A bar running right means Vietnam 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×
Vietnam is pricier →
Brazil
Brazil = 1×
Vietnam is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Vietnam, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.0× what it does in Brazil — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.5×. 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 ×0.96Vietnam
R$191.51
VND 990,000Brazil
R$199.90
BRL 199.9
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.69Vietnam
R$4.64
USD 0.895Brazil
R$6.70
USD 1.292
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.65Vietnam
R$15.54
VND 76,000Brazil
R$23.90
BRL 23.9
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.63Vietnam
R$4.21
USD 0.812Brazil
R$6.68
USD 1.288
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.60Vietnam
R$4,836
VND 24,999,000Brazil
R$7,999
BRL 7,999
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.48Vietnam
R$0.40
USD 0.078Brazil
R$0.85
USD 0.164
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+10%
in VND
69000 → 76000
69000 → 76000
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-1%
in BRL
It rose 10% in local currency, but -1% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Vietnam's inflation.
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