LebanonLebanon

Russia

Compared with Lebanon, using real observed prices.

Baseline: LebanonLebanon = 1×

RussiaRussia vs LebanonLebanon
Overall verdict

RussiaRussia is about 0.53× LebanonLebanon.

Average across 2 categories, 5 items with data

The shape of prices (vs LebanonLebanon = 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 LebanonLebanon Lebanon = 1× RussiaRussia is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.87
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.33

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.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.97
    RussiaRussia LBP 92,863 USD 1.037
    LebanonLebanon LBP 95,371 USD 1.065
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.78
    RussiaRussia LBP 82,834 USD 0.925
    LebanonLebanon LBP 106,654 USD 1.191
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.33
    RussiaRussia LBP 37,492 RUB 135
    LebanonLebanon LBP 480,000 LBP 480,000
    Observed 2022-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index

See what really changed Russia

Big Mac, 2017 → 2022
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
-1%
in RUB
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.