Egypt
Compared with Indonesia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Indonesia = 1×
Egypt
vs
Indonesia
Overall verdict
Egypt is about 0.48× Indonesia.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Indonesia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Indonesia. 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 Indonesia
Indonesia = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Indonesia
Indonesia = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Egypt, Big Mac costs 1.1× what it does in Indonesia — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.05Egypt
IDR 44,679
EGP 125Indonesia
IDR 42,500
IDR 42,500
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.50Egypt
IDR 8,442
USD 0.47Indonesia
IDR 17,045
USD 0.949
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.34Egypt
IDR 7,220
USD 0.402Indonesia
IDR 21,392
USD 1.191
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.26Egypt
IDR 389
USD 0.023Indonesia
IDR 1,522
USD 0.09
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
+13%
in IDR
It rose 194% in local currency, but 13% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Egypt's inflation.
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