Australia
Compared with Egypt, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Egypt = 1×
Australia
vs
Egypt
Overall verdict
Australia is about 4.10× Egypt.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Egypt = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Egypt. A bar running right means Australia 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 Egypt
Egypt = 1×
Australia is pricier →
Egypt
Egypt = 1×
Australia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Australia, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 11.3× what it does in Egypt — but Big Mac costs only 2.2×. 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 ×11.26Australia
EGP 12.24
USD 0.259Egypt
EGP 1.09
USD 0.023
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×9.82Australia
EGP 5.10
USD 0.108Egypt
EGP 0.52
USD 0.011
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×3.53Australia
EGP 67.13
USD 1.421Egypt
EGP 18.99
USD 0.402
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.64Australia
EGP 58.53
USD 1.239Egypt
EGP 22.20
USD 0.47
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×2.15Australia
EGP 269.01
AUD 8.5Egypt
EGP 125.00
EGP 125
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+30%
in AUD
6.55 → 8.5
6.55 → 8.5
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+258%
in EGP
It rose 30% in local currency, but 258% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Australia's inflation.
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