Bahrain
Compared with Romania, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Romania = 1×
Bahrain
vs
Romania
Overall verdict
Bahrain is about 0.43× Romania.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Romania = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Romania. 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 Romania
Romania = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
Romania
Romania = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Bahrain, Big Mac costs 1.2× what it does in Romania — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.20Bahrain
RON 20.95
BHD 1.8Romania
RON 17.45
RON 17.45
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.34Bahrain
RON 3.01
USD 0.655Romania
RON 8.79
USD 1.911
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.29Bahrain
RON 2.79
USD 0.607Romania
RON 9.60
USD 2.087
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.22Bahrain
RON 0.21
USD 0.048Romania
RON 0.98
USD 0.222
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
+27%
in RON
It rose 20% in local currency, but 27% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Bahrain's inflation.
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