South Africa
Compared with Uruguay, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Uruguay = 1×
South Africa
vs
Uruguay
Overall verdict
South Africa is about 0.66× Uruguay.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Uruguay = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Uruguay. 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 Uruguay
Uruguay = 1×
South Africa is pricier →
Uruguay
Uruguay = 1×
South Africa is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In South Africa, Diesel 1L costs 1.1× what it does in Uruguay — but Big Mac costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.14South Africa
UYU 64.64
USD 1.67Uruguay
UYU 56.63
USD 1.463
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.82South Africa
UYU 8.09
USD 0.209Uruguay
UYU 9.87
USD 0.255
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.71South Africa
UYU 60.34
USD 1.559Uruguay
UYU 85.58
USD 2.211
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.38South Africa
UYU 129.97
ZAR 54.9Uruguay
UYU 339.00
UYU 339
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
+29%
in UYU
It rose 64% in local currency, but 29% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not South Africa's inflation.
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