Romania

Compared with Lebanon, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Lebanon = 1×

Romania vs

Lebanon

Overall verdict

Romania is about 1.15× Lebanon.

Average across 2 categories, 5 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Lebanon = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Lebanon. A bar running right means Romania 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×

Romania is pricier →

⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.77
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.74

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Romania, Diesel 1L costs 2.0× what it does in Lebanon — but Big Mac costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.96

Romania LBP 186,891 USD 2.087

Lebanon LBP 95,371 USD 1.065

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.60

Romania LBP 171,130 USD 1.911

Lebanon LBP 106,654 USD 1.191

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.74

Romania LBP 356,196 RON 17.45

Lebanon LBP 480,000 LBP 480,000

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index