Egypt
Compared with Israel, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Israel = 1×
Egypt
vs
Israel
Overall verdict
Egypt is about 0.21× Israel.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Israel = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Israel. 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 Israel
Israel = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Israel
Israel = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Egypt, Big Mac costs 0.4× what it does in Israel — 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 ×0.42Egypt
ILS 8.32
EGP 125Israel
ILS 20.00
ILS 20
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.19Egypt
ILS 1.40
USD 0.47Israel
ILS 7.55
USD 2.535
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.17Egypt
ILS 1.20
USD 0.402Israel
ILS 7.17
USD 2.407
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.12Egypt
ILS 0.07
USD 0.023Israel
ILS 0.58
USD 0.185
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
-7%
in ILS
It rose 194% in local currency, but -7% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Egypt's inflation.
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