Bahrain
Compared with China, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
China = 1×
Bahrain
vs
China
Overall verdict
Bahrain is about 0.67× China.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs China = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is China. 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 China
China = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
China
China = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Bahrain, Big Mac costs 1.3× what it does in China — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.30Bahrain
¥33.24
BHD 1.8China
¥25.50
CNY 25.5
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.63Bahrain
¥0.33
USD 0.048China
¥0.52
USD 0.076
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.58Bahrain
¥4.12
USD 0.607China
¥7.10
USD 1.045
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.56Bahrain
¥4.45
USD 0.655China
¥8.01
USD 1.179
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.25Bahrain
¥0.09
USD 0.013China
¥0.35
USD 0.051
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
+29%
in CNY
It rose 20% in local currency, but 29% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Bahrain's inflation.
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