Bahrain
Compared with Brazil, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Brazil = 1×
Overall verdict
Bahrain is about 0.41×
Brazil.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Brazil = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Brazil. 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
Brazil
Brazil = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Bahrain, Big Mac costs 1.1× what it does in Brazil — 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 ×1.07
Bahrain R$25.64 BHD 1.8
Brazil R$23.90 BRL 23.9
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.51
Bahrain R$3.40 USD 0.655
Brazil R$6.68 USD 1.288
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.47
Bahrain R$3.15 USD 0.607
Brazil R$6.70 USD 1.292
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.29
Bahrain R$0.25 USD 0.048
Brazil R$0.85 USD 0.164
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.06
Bahrain R$0.07 USD 0.013
Brazil R$1.06 USD 0.206
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
+23%
in BRL
It rose 20% in local currency, but 23% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Bahrain's inflation.