Philippines
Compared with Lebanon, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Lebanon = 1×
Overall verdict
Philippines is about 0.78×
Lebanon.
Average across 2 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Lebanon = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Lebanon. A bar running right means Philippines 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×
Philippines is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Philippines, Diesel 1L costs 1.2× what it does in Lebanon — but Big Mac costs only 0.5×. 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 ×1.18
Philippines LBP 112,923 USD 1.261
Lebanon LBP 95,371 USD 1.065
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.11
Philippines LBP 118,385 USD 1.322
Lebanon LBP 106,654 USD 1.191
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.53
Philippines LBP 254,459 PHP 169
Lebanon LBP 480,000 LBP 480,000
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+19%
in PHP
142 → 169
142 → 169
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+310%
in LBP
It rose 19% in local currency, but 310% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Philippines's inflation.