Argentina
Compared with Bahrain, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Bahrain = 1×
Overall verdict
Argentina is about 1.70×
Bahrain.
Average across 3 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Bahrain = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Bahrain. A bar running right means Argentina 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
Bahrain
Bahrain = 1×
Argentina is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Argentina, Diesel 1L costs 2.6× what it does in Bahrain — but Big Mac costs only 1.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.57
Argentina BHD 0.59 USD 1.562
Bahrain BHD 0.23 USD 0.607
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.20
Argentina BHD 0.54 USD 1.438
Bahrain BHD 0.25 USD 0.655
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.81
Argentina BHD 0.03 USD 0.087
Bahrain BHD 0.02 USD 0.048
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.77
Argentina BHD 0.01 USD 0.023
Bahrain BHD 0.00 USD 0.013
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.16
Argentina BHD 2.09 ARS 8,000
Bahrain BHD 1.80 BHD 1.8
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+2005%
in ARS
380 → 8000
380 → 8000
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+40%
in BHD
It rose 2005% in local currency, but 40% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Argentina's inflation.