South Africa
Compared with Brazil, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Brazil = 1×
South Africa
vs
Brazil
Overall verdict
South Africa is about 1.10× Brazil.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Brazil = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Brazil. A bar running right means South Africa 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 Brazil
Brazil = 1×
South Africa is pricier →
Brazil
Brazil = 1×
South Africa is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In South Africa, Diesel 1L costs 1.3× what it does in Brazil — but Big Mac costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.29South Africa
R$8.66
USD 1.67Brazil
R$6.70
USD 1.292
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.27South Africa
R$1.08
USD 0.209Brazil
R$0.85
USD 0.164
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.21South Africa
R$8.09
USD 1.559Brazil
R$6.68
USD 1.288
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.21South Africa
R$241.20
ZAR 799Brazil
R$199.90
BRL 199.9
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.75South Africa
R$18.03
ZAR 54.9Brazil
R$23.90
BRL 23.9
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+64%
in ZAR
33.5 → 54.9
33.5 → 54.9
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+50%
in BRL
It rose 64% in local currency, but 50% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not South Africa's inflation.
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