Lebanon
Compared with Brazil, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Brazil = 1×
Overall verdict
Lebanon is about 1.03×
Brazil.
Average across 2 categories, 3 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Brazil = 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
Brazil
Brazil = 1×
Lebanon is pricier →
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
Lebanon R$28.79 LBP 480,000
Brazil R$23.90 BRL 23.9
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.92
Lebanon R$6.18 USD 1.191
Brazil R$6.68 USD 1.288
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.82
Lebanon R$5.52 USD 1.065
Brazil R$6.70 USD 1.292
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
+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.