South Africa
Compared with Honduras, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Honduras = 1×
South Africa
vs
Honduras
Overall verdict
South Africa is about 0.92× Honduras.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Honduras = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Honduras. 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 Honduras
Honduras = 1×
South Africa is pricier →
Honduras
Honduras = 1×
South Africa is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In South Africa, Diesel 1L costs 1.4× what it does in Honduras — but Big Mac costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.42South Africa
HNL 44.22
USD 1.67Honduras
HNL 31.11
USD 1.175
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.21South Africa
HNL 41.28
USD 1.559Honduras
HNL 34.05
USD 1.286
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.90South Africa
HNL 5.53
USD 0.209Honduras
HNL 6.12
USD 0.231
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.66South Africa
HNL 88.92
ZAR 54.9Honduras
HNL 134.00
HNL 134
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
+64%
in HNL
It rose 64% in local currency, but 64% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not South Africa's inflation.
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