Egypt
Compared with Malaysia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Malaysia = 1×
Egypt
vs
Malaysia
Overall verdict
Egypt is about 0.54× Malaysia.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Malaysia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Malaysia. 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 Malaysia
Malaysia = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Malaysia
Malaysia = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Egypt, Big Mac costs 0.8× what it does in Malaysia — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.78Egypt
MYR 10.73
EGP 125Malaysia
MYR 13.75
MYR 13.75
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.56Egypt
MYR 1.92
USD 0.47Malaysia
MYR 3.42
USD 0.836
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.46Egypt
MYR 0.09
USD 0.023Malaysia
MYR 0.20
USD 0.05
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.40Egypt
MYR 1.65
USD 0.402Malaysia
MYR 4.07
USD 0.995
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.38Egypt
MYR 0.04
USD 0.011Malaysia
MYR 0.12
USD 0.029
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
-6%
in MYR
It rose 194% in local currency, but -6% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Egypt's inflation.
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