South Africa
Compared with South Korea, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
South Korea = 1×
South Africa
vs
South Korea
Overall verdict
South Africa is about 1.15× South Korea.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs South Korea = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is South Korea. 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 South Korea
South Korea = 1×
South Africa is pricier →
South Korea
South Korea = 1×
South Africa is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In South Africa, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.6× what it does in South Korea — 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 ×1.65South Africa
₩315
USD 0.209South Korea
₩191
USD 0.127
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.18South Africa
₩2,602
USD 1.67South Korea
₩2,205
USD 1.415
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.09South Africa
₩2,429
USD 1.559South Korea
₩2,223
USD 1.427
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.05South Africa
₩69,465
ZAR 799South Korea
₩66,000
KRW 66,000
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.90South Africa
₩4,936
ZAR 54.9South Korea
₩5,500
KRW 5,500
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
+88%
in KRW
It rose 64% in local currency, but 88% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not South Africa's inflation.
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