Lebanon
Compared with Oman, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Oman = 1×
Overall verdict
Lebanon is about 1.53×
Oman.
Average across 2 categories, 3 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Oman = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Oman. 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
Oman
Oman = 1×
Lebanon is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Lebanon, Gasoline 1L costs 1.9× what it does in Oman — but Big Mac costs only 1.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.91
Lebanon OMR 0.46 USD 1.191
Oman OMR 0.24 USD 0.622
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.59
Lebanon OMR 0.41 USD 1.065
Oman OMR 0.26 USD 0.671
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.35
Lebanon OMR 2.06 LBP 480,000
Oman OMR 1.53 OMR 1.53
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
+219%
in OMR
It rose 1197% in local currency, but 219% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Lebanon's inflation.