Israel
Compared with Bahrain, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Bahrain = 1×
Israel
vs
Bahrain
Overall verdict
Israel is about 2.72× Bahrain.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Bahrain = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Bahrain. A bar running right means Israel 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×
Israel is pricier →
Bahrain
Bahrain = 1×
Israel is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Israel, Diesel 1L costs 4.0× what it does in Bahrain — but Big Mac costs only 1.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×3.97Israel
BHD 0.91
USD 2.407Bahrain
BHD 0.23
USD 0.607
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×3.87Israel
BHD 0.96
USD 2.535Bahrain
BHD 0.25
USD 0.655
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.85Israel
BHD 0.07
USD 0.185Bahrain
BHD 0.02
USD 0.048
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.33Israel
BHD 2.40
ILS 20Bahrain
BHD 1.80
BHD 1.8
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+18%
in ILS
17 → 20
17 → 20
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+23%
in BHD
It rose 18% in local currency, but 23% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Israel's inflation.
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