China
Compared with Qatar, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Qatar = 1×
China
vs
Qatar
Overall verdict
China is about 1.54× 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 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 Qatar
Qatar = 1×
China is pricier →
Qatar
Qatar = 1×
China is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In China, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.4× what it does in Qatar — 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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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.38China
QAR 0.28
USD 0.076Qatar
QAR 0.12
USD 0.032
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.05China
QAR 4.29
USD 1.179Qatar
QAR 2.10
USD 0.576
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.86China
QAR 3.80
USD 1.045Qatar
QAR 2.05
USD 0.562
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.78China
QAR 13.33
CNY 25.5Qatar
QAR 17.00
QAR 17
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 QAR
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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