China
Compared with Oman, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Oman = 1×
China
vs
Oman
Overall verdict
China is about 1.59× Oman.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Oman = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Oman. 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 Oman
Oman = 1×
China is pricier →
Oman
Oman = 1×
China is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In China, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.5× what it does in Oman — but Big Mac costs only 0.9×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.53China
OMR 0.03
USD 0.076Oman
OMR 0.01
USD 0.03
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.90China
OMR 0.45
USD 1.179Oman
OMR 0.24
USD 0.622
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.56China
OMR 0.40
USD 1.045Oman
OMR 0.26
USD 0.671
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.92China
OMR 1.41
CNY 25.5Oman
OMR 1.53
OMR 1.53
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 OMR
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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