Malaysia
Compared with Lebanon, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Lebanon = 1×
Malaysia
vs
Lebanon
Overall verdict
Malaysia is about 0.72× Lebanon.
Average across 2 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Lebanon = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Lebanon. A bar running right means Malaysia 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 Lebanon
Lebanon = 1×
Malaysia is pricier →
Lebanon
Lebanon = 1×
Malaysia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Malaysia, Diesel 1L costs 0.9× what it does in Lebanon — but Big Mac costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.93Malaysia
LBP 89,102
USD 0.995Lebanon
LBP 95,371
USD 1.065
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.70Malaysia
LBP 74,864
USD 0.836Lebanon
LBP 106,654
USD 1.191
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.63Malaysia
LBP 303,690
MYR 13.75Lebanon
LBP 480,000
LBP 480,000
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+38%
in MYR
9.99 → 13.75
9.99 → 13.75
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+484%
in LBP
It rose 38% in local currency, but 484% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Malaysia's inflation.
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