Canada
Compared with South Africa, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
South Africa = 1×
Canada
vs
South Africa
Overall verdict
Canada is about 1.02× South Africa.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs South Africa = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is South Africa. A bar running right means Canada 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 South Africa
South Africa = 1×
Canada is pricier →
South Africa
South Africa = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Canada, Big Mac costs 1.7× what it does in South Africa — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.65Canada
ZAR 90.61
CAD 7.7South Africa
ZAR 54.90
ZAR 54.9
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.20Canada
ZAR 955.67
CAD 79.99South Africa
ZAR 799.00
ZAR 799
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.92Canada
ZAR 25.31
USD 1.54South Africa
ZAR 27.44
USD 1.67
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.91Canada
ZAR 23.43
USD 1.426South Africa
ZAR 25.62
USD 1.559
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.59Canada
ZAR 2.06
USD 0.123South Africa
ZAR 3.51
USD 0.209
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+14%
in CAD
6.77 → 7.7
6.77 → 7.7
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+16%
in ZAR
It rose 14% in local currency, but 16% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Canada's inflation.
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