Lebanon
Compared with Norway, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Norway = 1×
Overall verdict
Lebanon is about 0.60×
Norway.
Average across 2 categories, 3 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Norway = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Norway. 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
Norway
Norway = 1×
Lebanon is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Lebanon, Big Mac costs 0.7× what it does in Norway — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.5×. 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 ×0.71
Lebanon NOK 54.20 LBP 480,000
Norway NOK 76.00 NOK 76
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.52
Lebanon NOK 11.84 USD 1.191
Norway NOK 22.94 USD 2.308
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.48
Lebanon NOK 10.58 USD 1.065
Norway NOK 22.13 USD 2.227
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
+256%
in NOK
It rose 1197% in local currency, but 256% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Lebanon's inflation.