Egypt
Compared with Taiwan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Taiwan = 1×
Egypt
vs
Taiwan
Overall verdict
Egypt is about 0.50× Taiwan.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Taiwan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Taiwan. 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 Taiwan
Taiwan = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Taiwan
Taiwan = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Egypt, Big Mac costs 1.1× what it does in Taiwan — but Electricity 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 ×1.07Egypt
NT$83.53
EGP 125Taiwan
NT$78.00
TWD 78
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.49Egypt
NT$14.84
USD 0.47Taiwan
NT$30.56
USD 0.968
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.45Egypt
NT$12.69
USD 0.402Taiwan
NT$28.10
USD 0.89
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.26Egypt
NT$0.35
USD 0.011Taiwan
NT$1.36
USD 0.043
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.23Egypt
NT$0.73
USD 0.023Taiwan
NT$3.09
USD 0.098
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
+10%
in TWD
It rose 194% in local currency, but 10% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Egypt's inflation.
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