Travel Money Index

Your USD goes less far in Brazil

−8.8% less far

$2,000 now goes as far as $1,823.80 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 9,999 BRL

That is 966 BRL less than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $193.22 today.

BRL per 1 USD Then 5.482 · Today 4.999
1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in Brazil

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

270 BRL a night
3 fewer nights
Costs you today
$54.01
Cost you 1 year ago
$49.25
Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

470 BRL a night
2 fewer nights
Costs you today
$94.01
Cost you 1 year ago
$85.73
Eat Big Mac price

Fast-food meal

23.90 BRL a Big Mac
40 fewer Big Macs
Costs you today
$4.78
Cost you 1 year ago
$4.36
Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

160 BRL a dinner
6 fewer dinners
Costs you today
$32.00
Cost you 1 year ago
$29.18
Do Estimate

Museum entry

73 BRL a ticket
13 fewer tickets
Costs you today
$14.60
Cost you 1 year ago
$13.32
Do Estimate

Guided day tour

350 BRL a tour
2 fewer tours
Costs you today
$70.01
Cost you 1 year ago
$63.84
Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

190 BRL a ride
5 fewer rides
Costs you today
$38.00
Cost you 1 year ago
$34.66
Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

160 BRL a ticket
6 fewer tickets
Costs you today
$32.00
Cost you 1 year ago
$29.18

Rate history

BRL per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

5.631 5.234 4.836 October 2025 Today
Rate 1 year ago
A price ofCosts you todayCost you 1 year ago
50 BRL$10.00$9.12
200 BRL$40.00$36.48
1,000 BRL$200.02$182.40
5,000 BRL$1,000.12$912.01

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)