Egypt
Compared with Colombia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Colombia = 1×
Egypt
vs
Colombia
Overall verdict
Egypt is about 0.28× Colombia.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Colombia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Colombia. 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 Colombia
Colombia = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Colombia
Colombia = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Egypt, Diesel 1L costs 0.4× what it does in Colombia — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.1×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.44Egypt
COP 1,482
USD 0.402Colombia
COP 3,373
USD 0.915
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.43Egypt
COP 9,755
EGP 125Colombia
COP 22,900
COP 22,900
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.37Egypt
COP 1,733
USD 0.47Colombia
COP 4,737
USD 1.285
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.14Egypt
COP 41
USD 0.011Colombia
COP 291
USD 0.079
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.11Egypt
COP 85
USD 0.023Colombia
COP 763
USD 0.207
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 COP
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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