Oman
Compared with Bahrain, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Bahrain = 1×
Oman
vs
Bahrain
Overall verdict
Oman is about 0.81× Bahrain.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Bahrain = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Bahrain. A bar running right means Oman 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×
Oman is pricier →
Bahrain
Bahrain = 1×
Oman is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Oman, Diesel 1L costs 1.1× what it does in Bahrain — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.6×. 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 ×1.11Oman
BHD 0.25
USD 0.671Bahrain
BHD 0.23
USD 0.607
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.95Oman
BHD 0.23
USD 0.622Bahrain
BHD 0.25
USD 0.655
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.83Oman
BHD 1.50
OMR 1.53Bahrain
BHD 1.80
BHD 1.8
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.63Oman
BHD 0.01
USD 0.03Bahrain
BHD 0.02
USD 0.048
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+33%
in OMR
1.15 → 1.53
1.15 → 1.53
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+33%
in BHD
It rose 33% in local currency, but 33% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Oman's inflation.
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