Qatar
Compared with Lebanon, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Lebanon = 1×
Overall verdict
Qatar is about 0.66×
Lebanon.
Average across 2 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Lebanon = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Lebanon. A bar running right means Qatar 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×
Qatar is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Qatar, Big Mac costs 0.9× what it does in Lebanon — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.87
Qatar LBP 418,113 QAR 17
Lebanon LBP 480,000 LBP 480,000
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.53
Qatar LBP 50,327 USD 0.562
Lebanon LBP 95,371 USD 1.065
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.48
Qatar LBP 51,581 USD 0.576
Lebanon LBP 106,654 USD 1.191
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+31%
in QAR
13 → 17
13 → 17
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+432%
in LBP
It rose 31% in local currency, but 432% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Qatar's inflation.