Bahrain
Compared with Indonesia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Indonesia = 1×
Bahrain
vs
Indonesia
Overall verdict
Bahrain is about 0.84× Indonesia.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Indonesia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Indonesia. 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 Indonesia
Indonesia = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
Indonesia
Indonesia = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Bahrain, Big Mac costs 1.9× what it does in Indonesia — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.90Bahrain
IDR 80,618
BHD 1.8Indonesia
IDR 42,500
IDR 42,500
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.69Bahrain
IDR 11,764
USD 0.655Indonesia
IDR 17,045
USD 0.949
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.53Bahrain
IDR 812
USD 0.048Indonesia
IDR 1,522
USD 0.09
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.51Bahrain
IDR 10,902
USD 0.607Indonesia
IDR 21,392
USD 1.191
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
+40%
in IDR
It rose 20% in local currency, but 40% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Bahrain's inflation.
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