Czechia
Compared with South Africa, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
South Africa = 1×
Czechia
vs
South Africa
Overall verdict
Czechia is about 1.45× 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 Czechia 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×
Czechia is pricier →
South Africa
South Africa = 1×
Czechia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Czechia, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.7× what it does in South Africa — but Diesel 1L costs only 1.0×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.68Czechia
ZAR 5.89
USD 0.351South Africa
ZAR 3.51
USD 0.209
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.64Czechia
ZAR 89.84
CZK 115South Africa
ZAR 54.90
ZAR 54.9
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.44Czechia
ZAR 1,149
EUR 59.99South Africa
ZAR 799.00
ZAR 799
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.20Czechia
ZAR 30.83
USD 1.876South Africa
ZAR 25.62
USD 1.559
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.04Czechia
ZAR 28.50
USD 1.734South Africa
ZAR 27.44
USD 1.67
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+29%
in CZK
89 → 115
89 → 115
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+50%
in ZAR
It rose 29% in local currency, but 50% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Czechia's inflation.
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