South Africa

Compared with Japan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Japan = 1×

South Africa vs

Japan

Overall verdict

South Africa is about 1.10× Japan.

Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Japan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Japan. 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

Japan Japan = 1×

South Africa is pricier →

⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.60
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.11
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×0.92
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×0.89

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In South Africa, Diesel 1L costs 1.7× what it does in Japan — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 0.9×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.71

South Africa ¥272 USD 1.67

Japan ¥159 USD 0.976

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.50

South Africa ¥254 USD 1.559

Japan ¥169 USD 1.041

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.11

South Africa ¥532 ZAR 54.9

Japan ¥480 JPY 480

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.92

South Africa ¥33 USD 0.209

Japan ¥36 USD 0.227

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.89

South Africa ¥7,779 ZAR 799

Japan ¥8,778 JPY 8,778

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store