Egypt
Compared with Canada, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Canada = 1×
Egypt
vs
Canada
Overall verdict
Egypt is about 0.33× Canada.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Canada = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Canada. 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 Canada
Canada = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Canada
Canada = 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 Canada — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.48Egypt
C$3.68
EGP 125Canada
C$7.70
CAD 7.7
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.33Egypt
C$0.67
USD 0.47Canada
C$2.03
USD 1.426
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.32Egypt
C$0.02
USD 0.011Canada
C$0.05
USD 0.034
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.26Egypt
C$0.57
USD 0.402Canada
C$2.19
USD 1.54
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.19Egypt
C$0.03
USD 0.023Canada
C$0.17
USD 0.123
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
+6%
in CAD
It rose 194% in local currency, but 6% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Egypt's inflation.
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