China
Compared with Bahrain, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Bahrain = 1×
China
vs
Bahrain
Overall verdict
China is about 1.50× 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 China 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×
China is pricier →
Bahrain
Bahrain = 1×
China is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In China, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 3.9× what it does in Bahrain — but Big Mac costs only 0.8×. 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 ×3.92China
BHD 0.02
USD 0.051Bahrain
BHD 0.00
USD 0.013
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.80China
BHD 0.44
USD 1.179Bahrain
BHD 0.25
USD 0.655
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.72China
BHD 0.39
USD 1.045Bahrain
BHD 0.23
USD 0.607
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.58China
BHD 0.03
USD 0.076Bahrain
BHD 0.02
USD 0.048
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.77China
BHD 1.38
CNY 25.5Bahrain
BHD 1.80
BHD 1.8
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+14%
in CNY
22.4 → 25.5
22.4 → 25.5
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+6%
in BHD
It rose 14% in local currency, but 6% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not China's inflation.
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