South Africa
Compared with Singapore, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Singapore = 1×
South Africa
vs
Singapore
Overall verdict
South Africa is about 0.74× Singapore.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Singapore = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Singapore. 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 Singapore
Singapore = 1×
South Africa is pricier →
Singapore
Singapore = 1×
South Africa is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In South Africa, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 0.9× what it does in Singapore — 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.
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.90South Africa
S$0.27
USD 0.209Singapore
S$0.30
USD 0.233
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.89South Africa
S$61.31
ZAR 799Singapore
S$69.00
SGD 69
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.67South Africa
S$2.02
USD 1.559Singapore
S$3.01
USD 2.323
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.61South Africa
S$2.17
USD 1.67Singapore
S$3.53
USD 2.722
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.58South Africa
S$4.33
ZAR 54.9Singapore
S$7.45
SGD 7.45
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
+38%
in SGD
It rose 64% in local currency, but 38% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not South Africa's inflation.
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