Egypt
Compared with Guatemala, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Guatemala = 1×
Egypt
vs
Guatemala
Overall verdict
Egypt is about 0.24× Guatemala.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Guatemala = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Guatemala. 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 Guatemala
Guatemala = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Guatemala
Guatemala = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Egypt, Big Mac costs 0.6× what it does in Guatemala — 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 ×0.61Egypt
GTQ 20.28
EGP 125Guatemala
GTQ 33.00
GTQ 33
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.33Egypt
GTQ 3.60
USD 0.47Guatemala
GTQ 10.79
USD 1.407
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.29Egypt
GTQ 3.08
USD 0.402Guatemala
GTQ 10.78
USD 1.406
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.08Egypt
GTQ 0.18
USD 0.023Guatemala
GTQ 2.29
USD 0.299
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
-3%
in GTQ
It rose 194% in local currency, but -3% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Egypt's inflation.
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