Lebanon
Compared with Qatar, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Qatar = 1×
Lebanon
vs
Qatar
Overall verdict
Lebanon is about 1.51× Qatar.
Average across 2 categories, 3 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Qatar = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Qatar. 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 Qatar
Qatar = 1×
Lebanon is pricier →
Qatar
Qatar = 1×
Lebanon is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Lebanon, Gasoline 1L costs 2.1× what it does in Qatar — but Big Mac costs only 1.1×. 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 ×2.07Lebanon
QAR 4.34
USD 1.191Qatar
QAR 2.10
USD 0.576
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.90Lebanon
QAR 3.88
USD 1.065Qatar
QAR 2.05
USD 0.562
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.15Lebanon
QAR 19.52
LBP 480,000Qatar
QAR 17.00
QAR 17
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 QAR
It rose 1197% in local currency, but 219% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Lebanon's inflation.
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