Bahrain
Compared with South Korea, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
South Korea = 1×
Bahrain
vs
South Korea
Overall verdict
Bahrain is about 0.53× South Korea.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs South Korea = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is South Korea. 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 Korea
South Korea = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
South Korea
South Korea = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Bahrain, Big Mac costs 1.3× what it does in South Korea — but Natural gas 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 ×1.28Bahrain
₩7,018
BHD 1.8South Korea
₩5,500
KRW 5,500
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.46Bahrain
₩1,021
USD 0.655South Korea
₩2,223
USD 1.427
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.43Bahrain
₩946
USD 0.607South Korea
₩2,205
USD 1.415
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.38Bahrain
₩72
USD 0.048South Korea
₩191
USD 0.127
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.18Bahrain
₩20
USD 0.013South Korea
₩110
USD 0.073
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
+53%
in KRW
It rose 20% in local currency, but 53% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Bahrain's inflation.
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