Egypt
Compared with Hungary, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Hungary = 1×
Egypt
vs
Hungary
Overall verdict
Egypt is about 0.27× Hungary.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Hungary = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Hungary. 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 Hungary
Hungary = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Hungary
Hungary = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Egypt, Big Mac costs 0.5× what it does in Hungary — 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 ×0.53Egypt
HUF 879
EGP 125Hungary
HUF 1,660
HUF 1,660
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.26Egypt
HUF 147
USD 0.47Hungary
HUF 575
USD 1.839
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.21Egypt
HUF 126
USD 0.402Hungary
HUF 592
USD 1.893
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.21Egypt
HUF 8
USD 0.023Hungary
HUF 37
USD 0.111
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.11Egypt
HUF 4
USD 0.011Hungary
HUF 32
USD 0.096
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 HUF
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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