Food basket price in Bitcoin: Brazil
In 2026, a year of the basic food basket in Brazil cost R$10,871, or 0.0286 BTC. In 2016 it cost 2.76 BTC: +98% in BRL, 96.7× cheaper in Bitcoin.
- Price 2026
- R$10,871 / year
- provisional
- In Bitcoin 2026
- 0.0286 BTC
- BRL change since 2016
- +98%
- In BTC since 2016
- 96.7× cheaper
Food basket in BRL, 2016 → 2026
+98%
R$5,478 → R$10,871 / year · +7.1%/yr
Food basket in Bitcoin, 2016 → 2026
96.7× cheaper
2.76 BTC → 0.0286 BTC · -36.7%/yr
2016
R$5,478/ year
2.76 BTC
2021
R$7,856/ year
0.0303 BTC
2026 · prov.
R$10,871/ year
0.0286 BTC
Year-by-year data⌄
| Year | Price (BRL / year) | Price in BTC | BTC avg (BRL) | Food basket per 1 BTC | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | R$5,478 | 2.76 BTC | R$1,982 | 0.36 | Derived |
| 2017 | R$5,218 | 0.383 BTC | R$13,616 | 2.61 | Derived |
| 2018 | R$5,334 | 0.203 BTC | R$26,290 | 4.93 | Derived |
| 2019 | R$5,884 | 0.2 BTC | R$29,408 | 5 | Derived |
| 2020 | R$6,700 | 0.11 BTC | R$60,645 | 9.05 | Derived |
| 2021 | R$7,856 | 0.0303 BTC | R$259,033 | 33 | Derived |
| 2022 | R$9,147 | 0.0637 BTC | R$143,644 | 16 | Derived |
| 2023 | R$9,223 | 0.0637 BTC | R$144,736 | 16 | Derived |
| 2024 | R$9,762 | 0.0272 BTC | R$358,623 | 37 | Derived |
| 2025 | R$10,375 | 0.0183 BTC | R$566,914 | 55 | Derived |
| 2026* | R$10,871 | 0.0286 BTC | R$380,478 | 35 | Derived |
* Provisional: year in progress or estimate not yet final.
Yearly cost of DIEESE's basic food basket (cesta básica) for one adult in São Paulo: average monthly cost x 12.
Source: dieese.org.br. BTC price: yearly average of monthly prices in BRL (mempool.space, ECB exchange rates).
Questions
How much does a year of the basic food basket cost in Bitcoin in Brazil?
In 2026 (provisional data), a year of the basic food basket in Brazil cost R$10,871 / year, which is 0.0286 BTC at that year's average Bitcoin price of R$380,478.
How much has the cost of a year of the basic food basket in Brazil changed since 2016?
Priced in BRL, it went from R$5,478 to R$10,871 (+98%, +7.1% per year). Priced in Bitcoin, it went from 2.76 BTC to 0.0286 BTC.
Where does this data come from?
Yearly cost of DIEESE's basic food basket (cesta básica) for one adult in São Paulo: average monthly cost x 12. Bitcoin prices are yearly averages of monthly prices in BRL (mempool.space, converted with ECB exchange rates).