Bahrain
Compared with Qatar, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Qatar = 1×
Overall verdict
Bahrain is about 1.19×
Qatar.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Qatar = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Qatar. 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
Qatar
Qatar = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Bahrain, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.5× what it does in Qatar — but Big Mac costs only 1.0×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.50
Bahrain QAR 0.17 USD 0.048
Qatar QAR 0.12 USD 0.032
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.14
Bahrain QAR 2.38 USD 0.655
Qatar QAR 2.10 USD 0.576
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.08
Bahrain QAR 2.21 USD 0.607
Qatar QAR 2.05 USD 0.562
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.02
Bahrain QAR 17.38 BHD 1.8
Qatar QAR 17.00 QAR 17
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
+20%
in QAR
It rose 20% in local currency, but 20% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Bahrain's inflation.