Bahrain
Compared with South Africa, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
South Africa = 1×
Bahrain
vs
South Africa
Overall verdict
Bahrain is about 0.50× South Africa.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs South Africa = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is South Africa. 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 South Africa
South Africa = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
South Africa
South Africa = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Bahrain, Big Mac costs 1.4× what it does in South Africa — 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 ×1.42Bahrain
ZAR 78.06
BHD 1.8South Africa
ZAR 54.90
ZAR 54.9
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.42Bahrain
ZAR 10.76
USD 0.655South Africa
ZAR 25.62
USD 1.559
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.36Bahrain
ZAR 9.98
USD 0.607South Africa
ZAR 27.44
USD 1.67
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.23Bahrain
ZAR 0.81
USD 0.048South Africa
ZAR 3.51
USD 0.209
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
+34%
in ZAR
It rose 20% in local currency, but 34% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Bahrain's inflation.
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