Egypt
Compared with Turkey, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Turkey = 1×
Egypt
vs
Turkey
Overall verdict
Egypt is about 0.39× Turkey.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Turkey = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Turkey. 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 Turkey
Turkey = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Turkey
Turkey = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Egypt, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 0.5× what it does in Turkey — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.55Egypt
TRY 0.49
USD 0.011Turkey
TRY 0.89
USD 0.02
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.45Egypt
TRY 114.30
EGP 125Turkey
TRY 255.00
TRY 255
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.34Egypt
TRY 1.02
USD 0.023Turkey
TRY 2.98
USD 0.067
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.34Egypt
TRY 21.94
USD 0.47Turkey
TRY 64.97
USD 1.392
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.26Egypt
TRY 18.76
USD 0.402Turkey
TRY 73.42
USD 1.573
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
+392%
in TRY
It rose 194% in local currency, but 392% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Egypt's inflation.
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