Egypt
Compared with South Africa, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
South Africa = 1×
Egypt
vs
South Africa
Overall verdict
Egypt is about 0.29× South Africa.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs South Africa = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is South Africa. 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 South Africa
South Africa = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
South Africa
South Africa = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Egypt, Big Mac costs 0.8× what it does in South Africa — 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 ×0.79Egypt
ZAR 43.26
EGP 125South Africa
ZAR 54.90
ZAR 54.9
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.30Egypt
ZAR 7.72
USD 0.47South Africa
ZAR 25.62
USD 1.559
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.24Egypt
ZAR 6.61
USD 0.402South Africa
ZAR 27.44
USD 1.67
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.11Egypt
ZAR 0.39
USD 0.023South Africa
ZAR 3.51
USD 0.209
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
+9%
in ZAR
It rose 194% in local currency, but 9% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Egypt's inflation.
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