Egypt
Compared with Thailand, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Thailand = 1×
Egypt
vs
Thailand
Overall verdict
Egypt is about 0.35× Thailand.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Thailand = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Thailand. 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 Thailand
Thailand = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Thailand
Thailand = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Egypt, Big Mac costs 0.6× what it does in Thailand — 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 ×0.62Egypt
฿83.07
EGP 125Thailand
฿135.00
THB 135
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.39Egypt
฿13.42
USD 0.402Thailand
฿34.59
USD 1.036
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.35Egypt
฿15.69
USD 0.47Thailand
฿44.54
USD 1.334
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.18Egypt
฿0.75
USD 0.023Thailand
฿4.13
USD 0.127
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
-7%
in THB
It rose 194% in local currency, but -7% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Egypt's inflation.
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