Romania
Compared with Egypt, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Egypt = 1×
Romania
vs
Egypt
Overall verdict
Romania is about 4.05× Egypt.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Egypt = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Egypt. A bar running right means Romania 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 Egypt
Egypt = 1×
Romania is pricier →
Egypt
Egypt = 1×
Romania is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Romania, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 9.7× what it does in Egypt — but Big Mac costs only 1.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×9.65Romania
EGP 10.49
USD 0.222Egypt
EGP 1.09
USD 0.023
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×5.19Romania
EGP 98.59
USD 2.087Egypt
EGP 18.99
USD 0.402
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×4.07Romania
EGP 90.28
USD 1.911Egypt
EGP 22.20
USD 0.47
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.50Romania
EGP 187.90
RON 17.45Egypt
EGP 125.00
EGP 125
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+65%
in RON
10.6 → 17.45
10.6 → 17.45
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+369%
in EGP
It rose 65% in local currency, but 369% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Romania's inflation.
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