Honduras
Compared with South Africa, using real observed prices.
Baseline: South Africa = 1×
Overall verdict
Honduras is about 1.08×
South Africa.
Average across 3 categories, 4 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 Honduras 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×
Honduras is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Honduras, Big Mac costs 1.5× what it does in South Africa — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.51
Honduras ZAR 82.73 HNL 134
South Africa ZAR 54.90 ZAR 54.9
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.11
Honduras ZAR 3.88 USD 0.231
South Africa ZAR 3.51 USD 0.209
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.82
Honduras ZAR 21.13 USD 1.286
South Africa ZAR 25.62 USD 1.559
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.70
Honduras ZAR 19.31 USD 1.175
South Africa ZAR 27.44 USD 1.67
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+54%
in HNL
87 → 134
87 → 134
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+54%
in ZAR
It rose 54% in local currency, but 54% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Honduras's inflation.