Egypt
Compared with Pakistan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Pakistan = 1×
Egypt
vs
Pakistan
Overall verdict
Egypt is about 0.45× Pakistan.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Pakistan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Pakistan. 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 Pakistan
Pakistan = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Pakistan
Pakistan = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Egypt, Big Mac costs 0.7× what it does in Pakistan — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.69Egypt
PKR 740.50
EGP 125Pakistan
PKR 1,080
PKR 1,080
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.41Egypt
PKR 131.53
USD 0.47Pakistan
PKR 318.47
USD 1.138
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.37Egypt
PKR 6.44
USD 0.023Pakistan
PKR 17.63
USD 0.063
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.32Egypt
PKR 112.50
USD 0.402Pakistan
PKR 356.81
USD 1.275
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
+69%
in PKR
It rose 194% in local currency, but 69% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Egypt's inflation.
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