Canada
Compared with Bahrain, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Bahrain = 1×
Canada
vs
Bahrain
Overall verdict
Canada is about 1.92× Bahrain.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Bahrain = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Bahrain. A bar running right means Canada 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 Bahrain
Bahrain = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Bahrain
Bahrain = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Canada, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 2.6× what it does in Bahrain — but Big Mac costs only 1.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.62Canada
BHD 0.01
USD 0.034Bahrain
BHD 0.00
USD 0.013
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.56Canada
BHD 0.05
USD 0.123Bahrain
BHD 0.02
USD 0.048
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.54Canada
BHD 0.58
USD 1.54Bahrain
BHD 0.23
USD 0.607
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.18Canada
BHD 0.54
USD 1.426Bahrain
BHD 0.25
USD 0.655
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.16Canada
BHD 2.09
CAD 7.7Bahrain
BHD 1.80
BHD 1.8
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+14%
in CAD
6.77 → 7.7
6.77 → 7.7
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+4%
in BHD
It rose 14% in local currency, but 4% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Canada's inflation.
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