Bahrain
Compared with Canada, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Canada = 1×
Bahrain
vs
Canada
Overall verdict
Bahrain is about 0.52× Canada.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Canada = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Canada. 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 Canada
Canada = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
Canada
Canada = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Bahrain, Big Mac costs 0.9× what it does in Canada — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.86Bahrain
C$6.63
BHD 1.8Canada
C$7.70
CAD 7.7
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.46Bahrain
C$0.93
USD 0.655Canada
C$2.03
USD 1.426
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.39Bahrain
C$0.86
USD 0.607Canada
C$2.19
USD 1.54
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.39Bahrain
C$0.07
USD 0.048Canada
C$0.17
USD 0.123
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.38Bahrain
C$0.02
USD 0.013Canada
C$0.05
USD 0.034
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 CAD
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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