Israel
Compared with South Africa, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
South Africa = 1×
Israel
vs
South Africa
Overall verdict
Israel is about 1.45× South Africa.
Average across 4 categories, 5 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 Israel 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×
Israel is pricier →
South Africa
South Africa = 1×
Israel is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Israel, Big Mac costs 1.9× what it does in South Africa — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.9×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.90Israel
ZAR 104.04
ILS 20South Africa
ZAR 54.90
ZAR 54.9
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.72Israel
ZAR 1,371
ILS 249South Africa
ZAR 799.00
ZAR 799
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.63Israel
ZAR 41.66
USD 2.535South Africa
ZAR 25.62
USD 1.559
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.44Israel
ZAR 39.56
USD 2.407South Africa
ZAR 27.44
USD 1.67
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.89Israel
ZAR 3.10
USD 0.185South Africa
ZAR 3.51
USD 0.209
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+18%
in ILS
17 → 20
17 → 20
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+37%
in ZAR
It rose 18% in local currency, but 37% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Israel's inflation.
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