Lebanon
Compared with Taiwan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Taiwan = 1×
Lebanon
vs
Taiwan
Overall verdict
Lebanon is about 1.62× Taiwan.
Average across 2 categories, 3 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Taiwan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Taiwan. 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 Taiwan
Taiwan = 1×
Lebanon is pricier →
Taiwan
Taiwan = 1×
Lebanon is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Lebanon, Big Mac costs 2.2× what it does in Taiwan — but Diesel 1L costs only 1.2×. 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 ×2.17Lebanon
NT$169.21
LBP 480,000Taiwan
NT$78.00
TWD 78
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.23Lebanon
NT$37.60
USD 1.191Taiwan
NT$30.56
USD 0.968
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.20Lebanon
NT$33.62
USD 1.065Taiwan
NT$28.10
USD 0.89
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
+259%
in TWD
It rose 1197% in local currency, but 259% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Lebanon's inflation.
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