South Africa
Compared with Poland, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Poland = 1×
South Africa
vs
Poland
Overall verdict
South Africa is about 0.79× Poland.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Poland = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Poland. 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 Poland
Poland = 1×
South Africa is pricier →
Poland
Poland = 1×
South Africa is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In South Africa, Diesel 1L costs 0.9× what it does in Poland — 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.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.91South Africa
PLN 6.30
USD 1.67Poland
PLN 6.93
USD 1.837
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.91South Africa
PLN 180.23
ZAR 799Poland
PLN 199.00
PLN 199
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.89South Africa
PLN 0.77
USD 0.209Poland
PLN 0.87
USD 0.236
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.86South Africa
PLN 5.88
USD 1.559Poland
PLN 6.86
USD 1.817
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.54South Africa
PLN 12.19
ZAR 54.9Poland
PLN 22.70
PLN 22.7
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
+37%
in PLN
It rose 64% in local currency, but 37% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not South Africa's inflation.
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