South Africa
Compared with Mexico, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Mexico = 1×
South Africa
vs
Mexico
Overall verdict
South Africa is about 0.97× Mexico.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Mexico = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Mexico. 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 Mexico
Mexico = 1×
South Africa is pricier →
Mexico
Mexico = 1×
South Africa is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In South Africa, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.9× what it does in Mexico — but Big Mac costs only 0.5×. 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 ×1.92South Africa
MX$3.73
USD 0.209Mexico
MX$1.95
USD 0.109
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.08South Africa
MX$29.28
USD 1.67Mexico
MX$27.11
USD 1.546
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.96South Africa
MX$27.34
USD 1.559Mexico
MX$28.48
USD 1.624
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.83South Africa
MX$830.19
ZAR 799Mexico
MX$999.00
MXN 999
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.54South Africa
MX$59.36
ZAR 54.9Mexico
MX$109.00
MXN 109
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
+29%
in MXN
It rose 64% in local currency, but 29% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not South Africa's inflation.
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