South Africa
Compared with Lebanon, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Lebanon = 1×
South Africa
vs
Lebanon
Overall verdict
South Africa is about 0.95× Lebanon.
Average across 2 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Lebanon = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Lebanon. 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 Lebanon
Lebanon = 1×
South Africa is pricier →
Lebanon
Lebanon = 1×
South Africa is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In South Africa, Diesel 1L costs 1.6× what it does in Lebanon — but Big Mac 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 ×1.57South Africa
LBP 149,549
USD 1.67Lebanon
LBP 95,371
USD 1.065
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.31South Africa
LBP 139,608
USD 1.559Lebanon
LBP 106,654
USD 1.191
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.63South Africa
LBP 300,714
ZAR 54.9Lebanon
LBP 480,000
LBP 480,000
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
+498%
in LBP
It rose 64% in local currency, but 498% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not South Africa's inflation.
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