South Africa
Compared with Morocco, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Morocco = 1×
South Africa
vs
Morocco
Overall verdict
South Africa is about 1.38× Morocco.
Average across 2 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Morocco = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Morocco. 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 Morocco
Morocco = 1×
South Africa is pricier →
Morocco
Morocco = 1×
South Africa is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In South Africa, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.7× what it does in Morocco — but Gasoline 1L costs only 1.0×. 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 ×1.73South Africa
MAD 1.93
USD 0.209Morocco
MAD 1.12
USD 0.121
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.18South Africa
MAD 15.42
USD 1.67Morocco
MAD 13.08
USD 1.416
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.03South Africa
MAD 14.40
USD 1.559Morocco
MAD 14.00
USD 1.516
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
+47%
in MAD
It rose 64% in local currency, but 47% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not South Africa's inflation.
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