Egypt
Compared with Hong Kong, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Hong Kong = 1×
Egypt
vs
Hong Kong
Overall verdict
Egypt is about 0.21× Hong Kong.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Hong Kong = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Hong Kong. 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 Hong Kong
Hong Kong = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Hong Kong
Hong Kong = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Egypt, Big Mac costs 0.8× what it does in Hong Kong — but Natural gas 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 ×0.83Egypt
HK$20.63
EGP 125Hong Kong
HK$25.00
HKD 25
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.13Egypt
HK$0.18
USD 0.023Hong Kong
HK$1.44
USD 0.184
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.12Egypt
HK$3.69
USD 0.47Hong Kong
HK$32.05
USD 4.086
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.09Egypt
HK$3.15
USD 0.402Hong Kong
HK$35.12
USD 4.478
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.08Egypt
HK$0.09
USD 0.011Hong Kong
HK$1.02
USD 0.13
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
-2%
in HKD
It rose 194% in local currency, but -2% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Egypt's inflation.
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