Lebanon
Compared with Poland, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Poland = 1×
Overall verdict
Lebanon is about 0.73×
Poland.
Average across 2 categories, 3 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Poland = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Poland. 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
Poland
Poland = 1×
Lebanon is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Lebanon, Big Mac costs 0.9× what it does in Poland — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.6×. 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 ×0.86
Lebanon PLN 19.46 LBP 480,000
Poland PLN 22.70 PLN 22.7
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.66
Lebanon PLN 4.49 USD 1.191
Poland PLN 6.86 USD 1.817
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.58
Lebanon PLN 4.02 USD 1.065
Poland PLN 6.93 USD 1.837
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
+196%
in PLN
It rose 1197% in local currency, but 196% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Lebanon's inflation.