South Africa
Compared with Sweden, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Sweden = 1×
South Africa
vs
Sweden
Overall verdict
South Africa is about 0.70× Sweden.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Sweden = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Sweden. 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 Sweden
Sweden = 1×
South Africa is pricier →
Sweden
Sweden = 1×
South Africa is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In South Africa, Gasoline 1L costs 0.9× what it does in Sweden — 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.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.93South Africa
SEK 15.20
USD 1.559Sweden
SEK 16.26
USD 1.668
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.86South Africa
SEK 1.96
USD 0.209Sweden
SEK 2.28
USD 0.243
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.83South Africa
SEK 16.28
USD 1.67Sweden
SEK 19.57
USD 2.008
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.70South Africa
SEK 461.61
ZAR 799Sweden
SEK 663.59
EUR 59.99
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.46South Africa
SEK 30.99
ZAR 54.9Sweden
SEK 67.00
SEK 67
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
+56%
in SEK
It rose 64% in local currency, but 56% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not South Africa's inflation.
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