Egypt
Compared with Iceland, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Iceland = 1×
Egypt
vs
Iceland
Overall verdict
Egypt is about 0.18× Iceland.
Average across 2 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Iceland = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Iceland. 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 Iceland
Iceland = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Iceland
Iceland = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Egypt, Gasoline 1L costs 0.3× what it does in Iceland — 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.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.27Egypt
ISK 59
USD 0.47Iceland
ISK 218
USD 1.727
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.21Egypt
ISK 51
USD 0.402Iceland
ISK 237
USD 1.878
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.13Egypt
ISK 3
USD 0.023Iceland
ISK 22
USD 0.179
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
+1%
in ISK
It rose 194% in local currency, but 1% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Egypt's inflation.
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