Egypt
Compared with Romania, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Romania = 1×
Egypt
vs
Romania
Overall verdict
Egypt is about 0.25× Romania.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Romania = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Romania. 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 Romania
Romania = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Romania
Romania = 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 Romania — 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 ×0.67Egypt
RON 11.61
EGP 125Romania
RON 17.45
RON 17.45
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.25Egypt
RON 2.16
USD 0.47Romania
RON 8.79
USD 1.911
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.19Egypt
RON 1.85
USD 0.402Romania
RON 9.60
USD 2.087
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.10Egypt
RON 0.10
USD 0.023Romania
RON 0.98
USD 0.222
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
+3%
in RON
It rose 194% in local currency, but 3% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Egypt's inflation.
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