South Africa
Compared with Egypt, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Egypt = 1×
South Africa
vs
Egypt
Overall verdict
South Africa is about 3.50× Egypt.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Egypt = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Egypt. 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 Egypt
Egypt = 1×
South Africa is pricier →
Egypt
Egypt = 1×
South Africa is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In South Africa, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 9.1× what it does in Egypt — but Big Mac costs only 1.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×9.09South Africa
EGP 9.87
USD 0.209Egypt
EGP 1.09
USD 0.023
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×4.15South Africa
EGP 78.89
USD 1.67Egypt
EGP 18.99
USD 0.402
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×3.32South Africa
EGP 73.65
USD 1.559Egypt
EGP 22.20
USD 0.47
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.27South Africa
EGP 158.63
ZAR 54.9Egypt
EGP 125.00
EGP 125
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
+343%
in EGP
It rose 64% in local currency, but 343% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not South Africa's inflation.
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