Brazil: average price of the basic food basket May 2024, by city
The basic food basket in Brazil takes into account the prices of 13 food products that are necessary to guarantee, for one month, the sustenance of an adult worker. In May 2024, the Brazilian city with the highest value of the basic food basket was São Paulo with a value of over 826 Brazilian reals. By contrast, the city with the lowest basket price was Aracaju with approximately 580 Brazilian reals, which reveals a difference of 30 percent between the most expensive and the cheapest city.