Bahrain
Compared with Lebanon, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Lebanon = 1×
Bahrain
vs
Lebanon
Overall verdict
Bahrain is about 0.71× Lebanon.
Average across 2 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Lebanon = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Lebanon. 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 Lebanon
Lebanon = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
Lebanon
Lebanon = 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 Lebanon — but Gasoline 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 ×0.89Bahrain
LBP 427,560
BHD 1.8Lebanon
LBP 480,000
LBP 480,000
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.57Bahrain
LBP 54,357
USD 0.607Lebanon
LBP 95,371
USD 1.065
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.55Bahrain
LBP 58,655
USD 0.655Lebanon
LBP 106,654
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
+388%
in LBP
It rose 20% in local currency, but 388% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Bahrain's inflation.
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