Egypt
Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Australia = 1×
Egypt
vs
Australia
Overall verdict
Egypt is about 0.24× Australia.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Australia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Australia. A bar running right means Egypt 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 Australia
Australia = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Australia
Australia = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Egypt, Big Mac costs 0.5× what it does in Australia — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.1×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.46Egypt
A$3.95
EGP 125Australia
A$8.50
AUD 8.5
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.38Egypt
A$0.68
USD 0.47Australia
A$1.80
USD 1.239
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.28Egypt
A$0.58
USD 0.402Australia
A$2.06
USD 1.421
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.10Egypt
A$0.02
USD 0.011Australia
A$0.16
USD 0.108
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.09Egypt
A$0.03
USD 0.023Australia
A$0.37
USD 0.259
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+194%
in EGP
42.5 → 125
42.5 → 125
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+7%
in AUD
It rose 194% in local currency, but 7% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Egypt's inflation.
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