Bahrain
Compared with Sweden, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Sweden = 1×
Bahrain
vs
Sweden
Overall verdict
Bahrain is about 0.29× Sweden.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Sweden = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Sweden. 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 Sweden
Sweden = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
Sweden
Sweden = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Bahrain, Big Mac costs 0.7× what it does in Sweden — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.1×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.66Bahrain
SEK 44.07
BHD 1.8Sweden
SEK 67.00
SEK 67
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.39Bahrain
SEK 6.38
USD 0.655Sweden
SEK 16.26
USD 1.668
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.30Bahrain
SEK 5.92
USD 0.607Sweden
SEK 19.57
USD 2.008
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.20Bahrain
SEK 0.45
USD 0.048Sweden
SEK 2.28
USD 0.243
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.06Bahrain
SEK 0.12
USD 0.013Sweden
SEK 2.06
USD 0.22
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 SEK
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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