Israel
Compared with Qatar, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Qatar = 1×
Overall verdict
Israel is about 3.25×
Qatar.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Qatar = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Qatar. 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
Qatar
Qatar = 1×
Israel is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Israel, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 5.8× what it does in Qatar — but Big Mac costs only 1.4×. 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 ×5.78
Israel QAR 0.67 USD 0.185
Qatar QAR 0.12 USD 0.032
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×4.40
Israel QAR 9.23 USD 2.535
Qatar QAR 2.10 USD 0.576
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×4.28
Israel QAR 8.76 USD 2.407
Qatar QAR 2.05 USD 0.562
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.36
Israel QAR 23.17 ILS 20
Qatar QAR 17.00 QAR 17
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 QAR
It rose 18% in local currency, but 23% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Israel's inflation.