Egypt
Compared with Saudi Arabia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Saudi Arabia = 1×
Egypt
vs
Saudi Arabia
Overall verdict
Egypt is about 0.57× Saudi Arabia.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Saudi Arabia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Saudi Arabia. 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 Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Egypt, Diesel 1L costs 0.8× what it does in Saudi Arabia — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.84Egypt
SAR 1.51
USD 0.402Saudi Arabia
SAR 1.79
USD 0.477
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.76Egypt
SAR 1.76
USD 0.47Saudi Arabia
SAR 2.33
USD 0.62
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.52Egypt
SAR 9.92
EGP 125Saudi Arabia
SAR 19.00
SAR 19
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.44Egypt
SAR 0.09
USD 0.023Saudi Arabia
SAR 0.20
USD 0.052
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
-2%
in SAR
It rose 194% in local currency, but -2% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Egypt's inflation.
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