Russia
Compared with Lebanon, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Lebanon = 1×
Overall verdict
Russia is about 0.53×
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 Russia 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×
Russia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Russia, Diesel 1L costs 1.0× what it does in Lebanon — but Big Mac costs only 0.3×. 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 ×0.97
Russia LBP 92,863 USD 1.037
Lebanon LBP 95,371 USD 1.065
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.78
Russia LBP 82,834 USD 0.925
Lebanon LBP 106,654 USD 1.191
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.33
Russia LBP 37,492 RUB 135
Lebanon LBP 480,000 LBP 480,000
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2017 → 2022At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
-1%
in RUB
137 → 135
137 → 135
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+989%
in LBP
It rose -1% in local currency, but 989% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.