South Africa
Compared with Pakistan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Pakistan = 1×
South Africa
vs
Pakistan
Overall verdict
South Africa is about 1.57× Pakistan.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Pakistan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Pakistan. 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 Pakistan
Pakistan = 1×
South Africa is pricier →
Pakistan
Pakistan = 1×
South Africa is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In South Africa, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 3.3× what it does in Pakistan — but Big Mac costs only 0.9×. 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 ×3.32South Africa
PKR 58.49
USD 0.209Pakistan
PKR 17.63
USD 0.063
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.37South Africa
PKR 436.29
USD 1.559Pakistan
PKR 318.47
USD 1.138
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.31South Africa
PKR 467.35
USD 1.67Pakistan
PKR 356.81
USD 1.275
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.87South Africa
PKR 939.75
ZAR 54.9Pakistan
PKR 1,080
PKR 1,080
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
+155%
in PKR
It rose 64% in local currency, but 155% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not South Africa's inflation.
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