VenezuelaVenezuela

Lebanon

Compared with Venezuela, using real observed prices.

Baseline: VenezuelaVenezuela = 1×

LebanonLebanon vs VenezuelaVenezuela
Overall verdict

LebanonLebanon is about 11.23× VenezuelaVenezuela.

Average across 2 categories, 3 items with data

The shape of prices (vs VenezuelaVenezuela = 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 VenezuelaVenezuela Venezuela = 1× LebanonLebanon is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×95.18
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.33

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.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×266.25
    LebanonLebanon VES 360.74 USD 1.065
    VenezuelaVenezuela VES 1.35 USD 0.004
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×34.03
    LebanonLebanon VES 403.42 USD 1.191
    VenezuelaVenezuela VES 11.86 USD 0.035
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.33
    LebanonLebanon VES 1,816 LBP 480,000
    VenezuelaVenezuela VES 1,370 VES 1,370
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index

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
-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.