BahrainBahrain

Lebanon

Compared with Bahrain, using real observed prices.

Baseline: BahrainBahrain = 1×

LebanonLebanon vs BahrainBahrain
Overall verdict

LebanonLebanon is about 1.42× BahrainBahrain.

Average across 2 categories, 3 items with data

The shape of prices (vs BahrainBahrain = 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 BahrainBahrain Bahrain = 1× LebanonLebanon is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.79
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.12

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.

  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.82
    LebanonLebanon BHD 0.45 USD 1.191
    BahrainBahrain BHD 0.25 USD 0.655
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.75
    LebanonLebanon BHD 0.40 USD 1.065
    BahrainBahrain BHD 0.23 USD 0.607
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.12
    LebanonLebanon BHD 2.02 LBP 480,000
    BahrainBahrain BHD 1.80 BHD 1.8
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index

See what really changed Lebanon

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+1197%
in LBP
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.