Lebanon
Compared with Bahrain, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Bahrain = 1×
Overall verdict
Lebanon is about 1.42×
Bahrain.
Average across 2 categories, 3 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Bahrain = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Bahrain. A bar running right means Lebanon 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×
Lebanon is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Lebanon, Gasoline 1L costs 1.8× what it does in Bahrain — but Big Mac costs only 1.1×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.82
Lebanon BHD 0.45 USD 1.191
Bahrain BHD 0.25 USD 0.655
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.75
Lebanon BHD 0.40 USD 1.065
Bahrain BHD 0.23 USD 0.607
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.12
Lebanon BHD 2.02 LBP 480,000
Bahrain BHD 1.80 BHD 1.8
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+1197%
in LBP
37000 → 480000
37000 → 480000
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+219%
in BHD
It rose 1197% in local currency, but 219% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Lebanon's inflation.