Egypt
Compared with Russia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Russia = 1×
Egypt
vs
Russia
Overall verdict
Egypt is about 0.74× Russia.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Russia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Russia. 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 Russia
Russia = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Russia
Russia = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Egypt, Big Mac costs 1.5× what it does in Russia — but Electricity 1kWh (household) 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 ×1.52Egypt
RUB 277.84
EGP 125Russia
RUB 135.00
RUB 135
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.10Egypt
RUB 1.16
USD 0.011Russia
RUB 1.05
USD 0.01
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.51Egypt
RUB 49.35
USD 0.47Russia
RUB 97.13
USD 0.925
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.39Egypt
RUB 42.21
USD 0.402Russia
RUB 108.88
USD 1.037
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.33Egypt
RUB 2.42
USD 0.023Russia
RUB 7.25
USD 0.069
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
+37%
in RUB
It rose 194% in local currency, but 37% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Egypt's inflation.
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