Bahrain
Compared with Vietnam, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Vietnam = 1×
Bahrain
vs
Vietnam
Overall verdict
Bahrain is about 0.91× Vietnam.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Vietnam = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Vietnam. 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 Vietnam
Vietnam = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
Vietnam
Vietnam = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Bahrain, Big Mac costs 1.7× what it does in Vietnam — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.65Bahrain
₫125,422
BHD 1.8Vietnam
₫76,000
VND 76,000
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.81Bahrain
₫17,206
USD 0.655Vietnam
₫21,330
USD 0.812
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.68Bahrain
₫15,945
USD 0.607Vietnam
₫23,511
USD 0.895
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.62Bahrain
₫1,261
USD 0.048Vietnam
₫2,049
USD 0.078
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
+37%
in VND
It rose 20% in local currency, but 37% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Bahrain's inflation.
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