NorwayNorway

Lebanon

Compared with Norway, using real observed prices.

Baseline: NorwayNorway = 1×

LebanonLebanon vs NorwayNorway
Overall verdict

LebanonLebanon is about 0.60× NorwayNorway.

Average across 2 categories, 3 items with data

The shape of prices (vs NorwayNorway = 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 NorwayNorway Norway = 1× LebanonLebanon is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.71
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.50

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.

  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.71
    LebanonLebanon NOK 54.20 LBP 480,000
    NorwayNorway NOK 76.00 NOK 76
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.52
    LebanonLebanon NOK 11.84 USD 1.191
    NorwayNorway NOK 22.94 USD 2.308
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.48
    LebanonLebanon NOK 10.58 USD 1.065
    NorwayNorway NOK 22.13 USD 2.227
    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
+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.