Lebanon
Compared with Venezuela, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Venezuela = 1×
Overall verdict
Lebanon is about 11.23×
Venezuela.
Average across 2 categories, 3 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Venezuela = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Venezuela. 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
Venezuela
Venezuela = 1×
Lebanon is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Lebanon, Diesel 1L costs 266.3× what it does in Venezuela — but Big Mac costs only 1.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×266.25
Lebanon VES 360.74 USD 1.065
Venezuela VES 1.35 USD 0.004
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×34.03
Lebanon VES 403.42 USD 1.191
Venezuela VES 11.86 USD 0.035
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.33
Lebanon VES 1,816 LBP 480,000
Venezuela VES 1,370 VES 1,370
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
-100%
in VES
It rose 1197% in local currency, but -100% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Lebanon's inflation.