Saudi Arabia
Compared with Egypt, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Egypt = 1×
Saudi Arabia
vs
Egypt
Overall verdict
Saudi Arabia is about 1.76× Egypt.
Average across 3 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Egypt = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Egypt. A bar running right means Saudi Arabia 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×
Saudi Arabia is pricier →
Egypt
Egypt = 1×
Saudi Arabia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Saudi Arabia, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.3× what it does in Egypt — but Diesel 1L costs only 1.2×. 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 ×2.26Saudi Arabia
EGP 2.46
USD 0.052Egypt
EGP 1.09
USD 0.023
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.91Saudi Arabia
EGP 239.34
SAR 19Egypt
EGP 125.00
EGP 125
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.32Saudi Arabia
EGP 29.29
USD 0.62Egypt
EGP 22.20
USD 0.47
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.19Saudi Arabia
EGP 22.53
USD 0.477Egypt
EGP 18.99
USD 0.402
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+36%
in SAR
14 → 19
14 → 19
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+309%
in EGP
It rose 36% in local currency, but 309% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Saudi Arabia's inflation.
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