HondurasHonduras

Egypt

Compared with Honduras, using real observed prices.

Baseline: HondurasHonduras = 1×

EgyptEgypt vs HondurasHonduras
Overall verdict

EgyptEgypt is about 0.26× HondurasHonduras.

Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data

The shape of prices (vs HondurasHonduras = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Honduras. 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 HondurasHonduras Honduras = 1× EgyptEgypt is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.52
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.35
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.10

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Egypt, Big Mac costs 0.5× what it does in Honduras — 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 ×0.52
    EgyptEgypt HNL 70.07 EGP 125
    HondurasHonduras HNL 134.00 HNL 134
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.37
    EgyptEgypt HNL 12.45 USD 0.47
    HondurasHonduras HNL 34.05 USD 1.286
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.34
    EgyptEgypt HNL 10.64 USD 0.402
    HondurasHonduras HNL 31.11 USD 1.175
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.10
    EgyptEgypt HNL 0.61 USD 0.023
    HondurasHonduras HNL 6.12 USD 0.231
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Egypt

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+194%
in EGP
42.5 → 125
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+9%
in HNL

It rose 194% in local currency, but 9% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Egypt's inflation.