Egypt
Compared with South Korea, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
South Korea = 1×
Egypt
vs
South Korea
Overall verdict
Egypt is about 0.33× South Korea.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs South Korea = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is South Korea. 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 Korea
South Korea = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
South Korea
South Korea = 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 South Korea — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.71Egypt
₩3,889
EGP 125South Korea
₩5,500
KRW 5,500
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.33Egypt
₩732
USD 0.47South Korea
₩2,223
USD 1.427
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.28Egypt
₩626
USD 0.402South Korea
₩2,205
USD 1.415
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.18Egypt
₩35
USD 0.023South Korea
₩191
USD 0.127
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.15Egypt
₩17
USD 0.011South Korea
₩110
USD 0.073
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
+25%
in KRW
It rose 194% in local currency, but 25% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Egypt's inflation.
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