EgyptEgypt

Canada

Compared with Egypt, using real observed prices.

Baseline: EgyptEgypt = 1×

CanadaCanada vs EgyptEgypt
Overall verdict

CanadaCanada is about 3.07× EgyptEgypt.

Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs EgyptEgypt = 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 EgyptEgypt Egypt = 1× CanadaCanada is pricier →
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×4.07
  • Transport 2 items
    ×3.41
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×2.09

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.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×5.35
    CanadaCanada EGP 5.81 USD 0.123
    EgyptEgypt EGP 1.09 USD 0.023
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×3.83
    CanadaCanada EGP 72.75 USD 1.54
    EgyptEgypt EGP 18.99 USD 0.402
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.09
    CanadaCanada EGP 1.61 USD 0.034
    EgyptEgypt EGP 0.52 USD 0.011
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×3.03
    CanadaCanada EGP 67.36 USD 1.426
    EgyptEgypt EGP 22.20 USD 0.47
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×2.09
    CanadaCanada EGP 261.83 CAD 7.7
    EgyptEgypt EGP 125.00 EGP 125
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index

See what really changed Canada

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+14%
in CAD
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.