Lebanon
Compared with China, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
China = 1×
Lebanon
vs
China
Overall verdict
Lebanon is about 1.22× China.
Average across 2 categories, 3 items with data
The shape of prices (vs China = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is China. 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 China
China = 1×
Lebanon is pricier →
China
China = 1×
Lebanon is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Lebanon, Big Mac costs 1.5× what it does in China — but Gasoline 1L costs only 1.0×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.46Lebanon
¥37.32
LBP 480,000China
¥25.50
CNY 25.5
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.02Lebanon
¥7.24
USD 1.065China
¥7.10
USD 1.045
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.01Lebanon
¥8.09
USD 1.191China
¥8.01
USD 1.179
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
+242%
in CNY
It rose 1197% in local currency, but 242% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Lebanon's inflation.
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