Oman
Compared with Venezuela, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Venezuela = 1×
Overall verdict
Oman is about 2.86×
Venezuela.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Venezuela = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Venezuela. 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
Venezuela
Venezuela = 1×
Oman is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Oman, Diesel 1L costs 167.8× what it does in Venezuela — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. 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 ×167.75
Oman VES 227.28 USD 0.671
Venezuela VES 1.35 USD 0.004
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×17.77
Oman VES 210.69 USD 0.622
Venezuela VES 11.86 USD 0.035
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.98
Oman VES 1,346 OMR 1.53
Venezuela VES 1,370 VES 1,370
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.43
Oman VES 10.16 USD 0.03
Venezuela VES 23.37 USD 0.069
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
-100%
in VES
It rose 33% in local currency, but -100% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Oman's inflation.