Canada
Compared with Egypt, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Egypt = 1×
Overall verdict
Canada is about 3.07×
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 Canada 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×
Canada is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Canada, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 5.3× what it does in Egypt — but Big Mac costs only 2.1×. 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 ×5.35
Canada EGP 5.81 USD 0.123
Egypt EGP 1.09 USD 0.023
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×3.83
Canada EGP 72.75 USD 1.54
Egypt EGP 18.99 USD 0.402
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.09
Canada EGP 1.61 USD 0.034
Egypt EGP 0.52 USD 0.011
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×3.03
Canada EGP 67.36 USD 1.426
Egypt EGP 22.20 USD 0.47
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Big Mac 1 burger ×2.09
Canada EGP 261.83 CAD 7.7
Egypt EGP 125.00 EGP 125
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+14%
in CAD
6.77 → 7.7
6.77 → 7.7
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+214%
in EGP
It rose 14% in local currency, but 214% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Canada's inflation.