Russia
Compared with Egypt, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Egypt = 1×
Russia
vs
Egypt
Overall verdict
Russia is about 1.35× 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 Russia 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×
Russia is pricier →
Egypt
Egypt = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Russia, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 3.0× what it does in Egypt — but Big Mac costs only 0.7×. 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 ×3.00Russia
EGP 3.26
USD 0.069Egypt
EGP 1.09
USD 0.023
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.58Russia
EGP 48.99
USD 1.037Egypt
EGP 18.99
USD 0.402
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.97Russia
EGP 43.70
USD 0.925Egypt
EGP 22.20
USD 0.47
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.91Russia
EGP 0.47
USD 0.01Egypt
EGP 0.52
USD 0.011
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.66Russia
EGP 27.39
RUB 135Egypt
EGP 125.00
EGP 125
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2017 → 2022At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
-1%
in RUB
137 → 135
137 → 135
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-33%
in EGP
It rose -1% in local currency, but -33% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.
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