Lebanon
Compared with Japan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Japan = 1×
Lebanon
vs
Japan
Overall verdict
Lebanon is about 1.41× Japan.
Average across 2 categories, 3 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Japan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Japan. 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 Japan
Japan = 1×
Lebanon is pricier →
Japan
Japan = 1×
Lebanon is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Lebanon, Big Mac costs 1.8× what it does in Japan — but Diesel 1L costs only 1.1×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.77Lebanon
¥850
LBP 480,000Japan
¥480
JPY 480
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.14Lebanon
¥194
USD 1.191Japan
¥169
USD 1.041
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.09Lebanon
¥173
USD 1.065Japan
¥159
USD 0.976
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
+360%
in JPY
It rose 1197% in local currency, but 360% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Lebanon's inflation.
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