Observed arrival · 2026-10-31
Bolso Real measures prices in wages and working hours
A Brazilian price-history tool compares the cost of everyday goods and services in minimum wages, work hours, and inflation-adjusted reais.
- For
- People comparing Brazilian prices with wages
- Worth noticing
- For buses, beer, phones, TVs, and computers, it uses an example starting price readers can change because the cited IBGE data tracks only price increases.
Field notes
The page explains that it divides minimum monthly pay by 220 hours to turn a price into working time, and that a reader-entered salary is held constant across both comparison years. It names different sources for different categories, including DIEESE food-price research and ANP fuel and cooking-gas surveys. For several categories where the cited IBGE data records price changes rather than a base price, the site says readers can replace its example starting price.
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