Canada
Compared with Qatar, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Qatar = 1×
Canada
vs
Qatar
Overall verdict
Canada is about 2.28× Qatar.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Qatar = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Qatar. 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 Qatar
Qatar = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Qatar
Qatar = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Canada, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 3.8× what it does in Qatar — 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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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.84Canada
QAR 0.45
USD 0.123Qatar
QAR 0.12
USD 0.032
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.74Canada
QAR 5.61
USD 1.54Qatar
QAR 2.05
USD 0.562
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.48Canada
QAR 5.19
USD 1.426Qatar
QAR 2.10
USD 0.576
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.19Canada
QAR 20.18
CAD 7.7Qatar
QAR 17.00
QAR 17
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 QAR
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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