Uruguay

Compared with Egypt, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Egypt = 1×

Uruguay vs

Egypt

Overall verdict

Uruguay is about 5.33× Egypt.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Egypt = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Egypt. A bar running right means Uruguay 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×

Uruguay is pricier →

⚡ Utilities 1 item

×11.09
⛽ Transport 2 items

×4.14
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×3.31

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Uruguay, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 11.1× what it does in Egypt — but Big Mac costs only 3.3×. 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 ×11.09

Uruguay EGP 12.05 USD 0.255

Egypt EGP 1.09 USD 0.023

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×4.70

Uruguay EGP 104.45 USD 2.211

Egypt EGP 22.20 USD 0.47

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×3.64

Uruguay EGP 69.11 USD 1.463

Egypt EGP 18.99 USD 0.402

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×3.31

Uruguay EGP 413.75 UYU 339

Egypt EGP 125.00 EGP 125

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index