South Africa
Compared with Czechia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Czechia = 1×
South Africa
vs
Czechia
Overall verdict
South Africa is about 0.69× Czechia.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Czechia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Czechia. 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 Czechia
Czechia = 1×
South Africa is pricier →
Czechia
Czechia = 1×
South Africa is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In South Africa, Diesel 1L costs 1.0× what it does in Czechia — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.96South Africa
CZK 35.58
USD 1.67Czechia
CZK 36.95
USD 1.734
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.83South Africa
CZK 33.22
USD 1.559Czechia
CZK 39.97
USD 1.876
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.70South Africa
CZK 1,008
ZAR 799Czechia
CZK 1,449
EUR 59.99
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.61South Africa
CZK 70.28
ZAR 54.9Czechia
CZK 115.00
CZK 115
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.60South Africa
CZK 4.42
USD 0.209Czechia
CZK 7.41
USD 0.351
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
+41%
in CZK
It rose 64% in local currency, but 41% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not South Africa's inflation.
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