Study says Egypt is the cheapest country in the world ... Wait, what?

There are some truths in life that simply cannot be disputed:  The sky is blue. Arabs love shawarma. Egypt is getting ridiculously expensive.

Well, apparently not.

A recent survey has mapped out the cost of living around the world in 2017. According to the survey, Egypt has the lowest cost of living in the world. Yes, you read that right. 

The study was conducted by MoveHub, a company dedicated to helping people move abroad. 

The results, which have been shared by Business Insider and The Independent, are based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) - the world's largest database of user-contributed data about cities and countries worldwide. The index takes into account the prices of groceries, transportation, restaurants, utilities and rent.

But, not everyone is feeling it. In fact, many Egyptians are struggling. 

Last fall, the prices of sugar more than doubled in Egypt due to a severe shortage in dollars, which cut the import of sugar by private traders and left the market in short supply.

Several Egyptians have lashed out at the government in a heart-wrenching manner. 

The famous tuk tuk driver spoke on behalf of many Egyptians in a video clip that went viral last October. Criticizing the government for spending billions on mega-projects rather than on education, healthcare and the basic needs of its citizens, he said: "On television, we see Egypt as if it is Vienna. We go to the streets and see that it is Somalia's cousin.

"It is shameful for this to happen to Egypt."

Another Egyptian spoke out against the spike in the prices of essential commodities, like food, electricity and water. "We thanked them [the officials], so they cut off our our hands and feet. They destroyed us," she said.

The woman said that most of the Egyptian population is struggling to make ends meet. 

In fact, around 28% of the Egyptian population is currently living below the poverty line, according to a Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics survey released in 2016.

The survey stated that 2015 saw the highest levels of poverty since 2000. 

"The man set himself on fire because he couldn’t afford to eat and yet everyone is watching and #Sisi is still in power"

An Egyptian taxi driver set himself on fire in front of an army center in Alexandria last October, reportedly in protest against government policy, high prices and poor living conditions.

Since President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi took power in 2013, prices have soared in alarming rates, especially after the government stopped subsidizing essential commodities.

Egypt also floated its pound last November, adding to price hikes. Since then, inflation has more than doubled, according to Middle East Eye. 

During the past year, Egypt's parliament passed a law introducing a 13% value-added tax and the Ministry of Health raised the prices of some 3,000 drugs by 15 to 20%.

Earlier this month, Egypt increased the prices of subsidized sugar and cooking oil for the second time in three months. Power and fuel prices have spiked as well.