Egypt
Compared with Venezuela, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Venezuela = 1×
Egypt
vs
Venezuela
Overall verdict
Egypt is about 2.00× Venezuela.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Venezuela = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Venezuela. 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 Venezuela
Venezuela = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Venezuela
Venezuela = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Egypt, Diesel 1L costs 100.5× what it does in Venezuela — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×100.50Egypt
VES 136.17
USD 0.402Venezuela
VES 1.35
USD 0.004
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×13.43Egypt
VES 159.20
USD 0.47Venezuela
VES 11.86
USD 0.035
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.65Egypt
VES 896.29
EGP 125Venezuela
VES 1,370
VES 1,370
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.33Egypt
VES 7.79
USD 0.023Venezuela
VES 23.37
USD 0.069
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
-100%
in VES
It rose 194% in local currency, but -100% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Egypt's inflation.
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