Egypt
Compared with Japan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Japan = 1×
Egypt
vs
Japan
Overall verdict
Egypt is about 0.36× Japan.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Japan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Japan. 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 Japan
Japan = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Japan
Japan = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Egypt, Big Mac costs 0.9× what it does in Japan — 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 ×0.87Egypt
¥420
EGP 125Japan
¥480
JPY 480
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.45Egypt
¥76
USD 0.47Japan
¥169
USD 1.041
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.41Egypt
¥65
USD 0.402Japan
¥159
USD 0.976
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.15Egypt
¥2
USD 0.011Japan
¥12
USD 0.075
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.10Egypt
¥4
USD 0.023Japan
¥36
USD 0.227
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
+41%
in JPY
It rose 194% in local currency, but 41% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Egypt's inflation.
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