Bahrain
Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Australia = 1×
Bahrain
vs
Australia
Overall verdict
Bahrain is about 0.39× Australia.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Australia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Australia. A bar running right means Bahrain 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 Australia
Australia = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
Australia
Australia = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Bahrain, Big Mac costs 0.8× what it does in Australia — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.1×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.84Bahrain
A$7.13
BHD 1.8Australia
A$8.50
AUD 8.5
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.53Bahrain
A$0.95
USD 0.655Australia
A$1.80
USD 1.239
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.43Bahrain
A$0.88
USD 0.607Australia
A$2.06
USD 1.421
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.19Bahrain
A$0.07
USD 0.048Australia
A$0.37
USD 0.259
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.12Bahrain
A$0.02
USD 0.013Australia
A$0.16
USD 0.108
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+20%
in BHD
1.5 → 1.8
1.5 → 1.8
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+31%
in AUD
It rose 20% in local currency, but 31% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Bahrain's inflation.
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