Lebanon
Compared with Philippines, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Philippines = 1×
Lebanon
vs
Philippines
Overall verdict
Lebanon is about 1.28× Philippines.
Average across 2 categories, 3 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Philippines = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Philippines. 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 Philippines
Philippines = 1×
Lebanon is pricier →
Philippines
Philippines = 1×
Lebanon is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Lebanon, Big Mac costs 1.9× what it does in Philippines — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.89Lebanon
₱318.79
LBP 480,000Philippines
₱169.00
PHP 169
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.90Lebanon
₱73.42
USD 1.191Philippines
₱81.49
USD 1.322
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.84Lebanon
₱65.65
USD 1.065Philippines
₱77.73
USD 1.261
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
+276%
in PHP
It rose 1197% in local currency, but 276% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Lebanon's inflation.
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