BrazilBrazil

Lebanon

Compared with Brazil, using real observed prices.

Baseline: BrazilBrazil = 1×

LebanonLebanon vs BrazilBrazil
Overall verdict

LebanonLebanon is about 1.03× BrazilBrazil.

Average across 2 categories, 3 items with data

The shape of prices (vs BrazilBrazil = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Brazil. 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 BrazilBrazil Brazil = 1× LebanonLebanon is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.20
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.87

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Lebanon, Big Mac costs 1.2× what it does in Brazil — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.20
    LebanonLebanon R$28.79 LBP 480,000
    BrazilBrazil R$23.90 BRL 23.9
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.92
    LebanonLebanon R$6.18 USD 1.191
    BrazilBrazil R$6.68 USD 1.288
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.82
    LebanonLebanon R$5.52 USD 1.065
    BrazilBrazil R$6.70 USD 1.292
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

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
+226%
in BRL

It rose 1197% in local currency, but 226% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Lebanon's inflation.