Bahrain
Compared with Turkey, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Turkey = 1×
Bahrain
vs
Turkey
Overall verdict
Bahrain is about 0.62× Turkey.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Turkey = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Turkey. 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 Turkey
Turkey = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
Turkey
Turkey = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Bahrain, Big Mac costs 0.8× what it does in Turkey — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.81Bahrain
TRY 206.23
BHD 1.8Turkey
TRY 255.00
TRY 255
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.72Bahrain
TRY 2.13
USD 0.048Turkey
TRY 2.98
USD 0.067
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.65Bahrain
TRY 0.58
USD 0.013Turkey
TRY 0.89
USD 0.02
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.47Bahrain
TRY 30.57
USD 0.655Turkey
TRY 64.97
USD 1.392
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.39Bahrain
TRY 28.33
USD 0.607Turkey
TRY 73.42
USD 1.573
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
+506%
in TRY
It rose 20% in local currency, but 506% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Bahrain's inflation.
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