New Zealand
Compared with Bahrain, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Bahrain = 1×
Overall verdict
New Zealand is about 2.47×
Bahrain.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Bahrain = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Bahrain. A bar running right means New Zealand 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
Bahrain
Bahrain = 1×
New Zealand is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In New Zealand, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 7.5× what it does in Bahrain — but Big Mac costs only 1.0×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×7.46
New Zealand BHD 0.04 USD 0.097
Bahrain BHD 0.00 USD 0.013
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×4.42
New Zealand BHD 0.08 USD 0.212
Bahrain BHD 0.02 USD 0.048
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.74
New Zealand BHD 0.68 USD 1.797
Bahrain BHD 0.25 USD 0.655
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.33
New Zealand BHD 0.53 USD 1.415
Bahrain BHD 0.23 USD 0.607
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.03
New Zealand BHD 1.86 NZD 8.6
Bahrain BHD 1.80 BHD 1.8
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+25%
in NZD
6.9 → 8.6
6.9 → 8.6
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+4%
in BHD
It rose 25% in local currency, but 4% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not New Zealand's inflation.