Lebanon
Compared with Indonesia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Indonesia = 1×
Overall verdict
Lebanon is about 1.50×
Indonesia.
Average across 2 categories, 3 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Indonesia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Indonesia. 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
Indonesia
Indonesia = 1×
Lebanon is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Lebanon, Big Mac costs 2.1× what it does in Indonesia — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.9×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×2.13
Lebanon IDR 90,506 LBP 480,000
Indonesia IDR 42,500 IDR 42,500
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.26
Lebanon IDR 21,392 USD 1.191
Indonesia IDR 17,045 USD 0.949
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.89
Lebanon IDR 19,128 USD 1.065
Indonesia IDR 21,392 USD 1.191
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
+271%
in IDR
It rose 1197% in local currency, but 271% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Lebanon's inflation.