KuwaitKuwait

Egypt

Compared with Kuwait, using real observed prices.

Baseline: KuwaitKuwait = 1×

EgyptEgypt vs KuwaitKuwait
Overall verdict

EgyptEgypt is about 0.74× KuwaitKuwait.

Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data

The shape of prices (vs KuwaitKuwait = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Kuwait. 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 KuwaitKuwait Kuwait = 1× EgyptEgypt is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.23
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.58
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.57

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Egypt, Gasoline 1L costs 1.4× what it does in Kuwait — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.39
    EgyptEgypt KWD 0.14 USD 0.47
    KuwaitKuwait KWD 0.10 USD 0.338
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.08
    EgyptEgypt KWD 0.12 USD 0.402
    KuwaitKuwait KWD 0.11 USD 0.371
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.58
    EgyptEgypt KWD 0.82 EGP 125
    KuwaitKuwait KWD 1.40 KWD 1.4
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.57
    EgyptEgypt KWD 0.01 USD 0.023
    KuwaitKuwait KWD 0.01 USD 0.04
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Egypt

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+194%
in EGP
42.5 → 125
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
0%
in KWD

It rose 194% in local currency, but 0% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Egypt's inflation.