Belgium
Compared with Egypt, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Egypt = 1×
Belgium
vs
Egypt
Overall verdict
Belgium is about 7.80× Egypt.
Average across 2 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Egypt = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Egypt. A bar running right means Belgium 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×
Belgium is pricier →
Egypt
Egypt = 1×
Belgium is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Belgium, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 17.7× what it does in Egypt — but Gasoline 1L costs only 4.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×17.65Belgium
EGP 19.18
USD 0.406Egypt
EGP 1.09
USD 0.023
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×7.91Belgium
EGP 4.11
USD 0.087Egypt
EGP 0.52
USD 0.011
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×5.87Belgium
EGP 111.49
USD 2.36Egypt
EGP 18.99
USD 0.402
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×4.52Belgium
EGP 100.29
USD 2.123Egypt
EGP 22.20
USD 0.47
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