Russia
Compared with South Africa, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
South Africa = 1×
Russia
vs
South Africa
Overall verdict
Russia is about 0.47× South Africa.
Average across 3 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 Russia 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×
Russia is pricier →
South Africa
South Africa = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Russia, Diesel 1L costs 0.6× what it does in South Africa — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.62Russia
ZAR 17.04
USD 1.037South Africa
ZAR 27.44
USD 1.67
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.59Russia
ZAR 15.20
USD 0.925South Africa
ZAR 25.62
USD 1.559
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.52Russia
ZAR 26.98
RUB 135South Africa
ZAR 54.90
ZAR 54.9
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.33Russia
ZAR 1.16
USD 0.069South Africa
ZAR 3.51
USD 0.209
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2017 → 2022At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
-1%
in RUB
137 → 135
137 → 135
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-11%
in ZAR
It rose -1% in local currency, but -11% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.
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