Japan
Compared with Lebanon, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Lebanon = 1×
Japan
vs
Lebanon
Overall verdict
Japan is about 0.71× Lebanon.
Average across 2 categories, 9 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Lebanon = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Lebanon. A bar running right means Japan 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 Lebanon
Lebanon = 1×
Japan is pricier →
Lebanon
Lebanon = 1×
Japan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Japan, Diesel 1L costs 0.9× what it does in Lebanon — but Big Mac costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.92Japan
LBP 87,401
USD 0.976Lebanon
LBP 95,371
USD 1.065
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.87Japan
LBP 93,222
USD 1.041Lebanon
LBP 106,654
USD 1.191
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.56Japan
LBP 271,115
JPY 480Lebanon
LBP 480,000
LBP 480,000
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+23%
in JPY
390 → 480
390 → 480
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+247%
in LBP
It rose 23% in local currency, but 247% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Japan's inflation.
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