IndiaIndia

Lebanon

Compared with India, using real observed prices.

Baseline: IndiaIndia = 1×

LebanonLebanon vs IndiaIndia
Overall verdict

LebanonLebanon is about 1.50× IndiaIndia.

Average across 2 categories, 3 items with data

The shape of prices (vs IndiaIndia = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is India. 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 IndiaIndia India = 1× LebanonLebanon is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×2.13
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.05

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

In Lebanon, Big Mac costs 2.1× what it does in India — but Diesel 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 ×2.13
    LebanonLebanon ₹483.99 LBP 480,000
    IndiaIndia ₹227.00 INR 227
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.06
    LebanonLebanon ₹113.44 USD 1.191
    IndiaIndia ₹107.44 USD 1.128
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.05
    LebanonLebanon ₹101.44 USD 1.065
    IndiaIndia ₹96.96 USD 1.018
    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
+286%
in INR

It rose 1197% in local currency, but 286% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Lebanon's inflation.