PolandPoland

Lebanon

Compared with Poland, using real observed prices.

Baseline: PolandPoland = 1×

LebanonLebanon vs PolandPoland
Overall verdict

LebanonLebanon is about 0.73× PolandPoland.

Average across 2 categories, 3 items with data

The shape of prices (vs PolandPoland = 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 PolandPoland Poland = 1× LebanonLebanon is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.86
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.62

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.

  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.86
    LebanonLebanon PLN 19.46 LBP 480,000
    PolandPoland PLN 22.70 PLN 22.7
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.66
    LebanonLebanon PLN 4.49 USD 1.191
    PolandPoland PLN 6.86 USD 1.817
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.58
    LebanonLebanon PLN 4.02 USD 1.065
    PolandPoland PLN 6.93 USD 1.837
    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
+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.