Lebanon
Compared with Russia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Russia = 1×
Overall verdict
Lebanon is about 1.88×
Russia.
Average across 2 categories, 3 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Russia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Russia. 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
Russia
Russia = 1×
Lebanon is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Lebanon, Big Mac costs 3.1× what it does in Russia — but Diesel 1L costs only 1.0×. 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 ×3.07
Lebanon RUB 562.81 LBP 480,000
Russia RUB 135.00 RUB 135
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.29
Lebanon RUB 125.06 USD 1.191
Russia RUB 97.13 USD 0.925
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.03
Lebanon RUB 111.82 USD 1.065
Russia RUB 108.88 USD 1.037
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
+349%
in RUB
It rose 1197% in local currency, but 349% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Lebanon's inflation.