Egypt
Compared with Ukraine, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Ukraine = 1×
Egypt
vs
Ukraine
Overall verdict
Egypt is about 0.43× Ukraine.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Ukraine = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Ukraine. 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 Ukraine
Ukraine = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Ukraine
Ukraine = 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 Ukraine — but Diesel 1L 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 ×0.83Egypt
UAH 115.24
EGP 125Ukraine
UAH 139.00
UAH 139
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.55Egypt
UAH 0.48
USD 0.011Ukraine
UAH 0.87
USD 0.02
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.27Egypt
UAH 1.00
USD 0.023Ukraine
UAH 3.66
USD 0.084
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.26Egypt
UAH 20.47
USD 0.47Ukraine
UAH 77.48
USD 1.779
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.22Egypt
UAH 17.51
USD 0.402Ukraine
UAH 79.52
USD 1.826
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
+56%
in UAH
It rose 194% in local currency, but 56% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Egypt's inflation.
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