Egypt
Compared with China, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
China = 1×
Egypt
vs
China
Overall verdict
Egypt is about 0.42× China.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs China = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is China. 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 China
China = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
China
China = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Egypt, Big Mac costs 0.7× what it does in China — but Natural gas 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 ×0.72Egypt
¥18.42
EGP 125China
¥25.50
CNY 25.5
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.40Egypt
¥3.19
USD 0.47China
¥8.01
USD 1.179
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.38Egypt
¥2.73
USD 0.402China
¥7.10
USD 1.045
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.30Egypt
¥0.16
USD 0.023China
¥0.52
USD 0.076
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.22Egypt
¥0.08
USD 0.011China
¥0.35
USD 0.051
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
+5%
in CNY
It rose 194% in local currency, but 5% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Egypt's inflation.
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