Egypt
Compared with Portugal, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Portugal = 1×
Egypt
vs
Portugal
Overall verdict
Egypt is about 0.13× Portugal.
Average across 2 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Portugal = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Portugal. 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 Portugal
Portugal = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Portugal
Portugal = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Egypt, Gasoline 1L costs 0.2× what it does in Portugal — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.1×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.21Egypt
€0.41
USD 0.47Portugal
€1.97
USD 2.248
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.18Egypt
€0.35
USD 0.402Portugal
€1.96
USD 2.235
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.10Egypt
€0.02
USD 0.023Portugal
€0.21
USD 0.239
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.07Egypt
€0.01
USD 0.011Portugal
€0.13
USD 0.15
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
0%
in EUR
It rose 194% in local currency, but 0% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Egypt's inflation.
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