Egypt
Compared with Moldova, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Moldova = 1×
Egypt
vs
Moldova
Overall verdict
Egypt is about 0.28× Moldova.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Moldova = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Moldova. 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 Moldova
Moldova = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Moldova
Moldova = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Egypt, Big Mac costs 0.6× what it does in Moldova — 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 ×0.65Egypt
MDL 45.27
EGP 125Moldova
MDL 70.00
MDL 70
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.28Egypt
MDL 8.04
USD 0.47Moldova
MDL 28.80
USD 1.683
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.24Egypt
MDL 6.88
USD 0.402Moldova
MDL 28.40
USD 1.66
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.13Egypt
MDL 0.39
USD 0.023Moldova
MDL 3.06
USD 0.179
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 MDL
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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