Egypt
Compared with Vietnam, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Vietnam = 1×
Egypt
vs
Vietnam
Overall verdict
Egypt is about 0.52× Vietnam.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Vietnam = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Vietnam. 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 Vietnam
Vietnam = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Vietnam
Vietnam = 1×
Egypt is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Egypt, Big Mac costs 0.9× what it does in Vietnam — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.91Egypt
₫69,509
EGP 125Vietnam
₫76,000
VND 76,000
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.58Egypt
₫12,346
USD 0.47Vietnam
₫21,330
USD 0.812
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.45Egypt
₫10,560
USD 0.402Vietnam
₫23,511
USD 0.895
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.29Egypt
₫604
USD 0.023Vietnam
₫2,049
USD 0.078
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
+11%
in VND
It rose 194% in local currency, but 11% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Egypt's inflation.
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