South Korea
Compared with Bahrain, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Bahrain = 1×
South Korea
vs
Bahrain
Overall verdict
South Korea is about 1.90× Bahrain.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Bahrain = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Bahrain. A bar running right means South Korea 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 Bahrain
Bahrain = 1×
South Korea is pricier →
Bahrain
Bahrain = 1×
South Korea is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In South Korea, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 5.6× what it does in Bahrain — but Big Mac costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×5.62South Korea
BHD 0.03
USD 0.073Bahrain
BHD 0.00
USD 0.013
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.65South Korea
BHD 0.05
USD 0.127Bahrain
BHD 0.02
USD 0.048
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.33South Korea
BHD 0.53
USD 1.415Bahrain
BHD 0.23
USD 0.607
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.18South Korea
BHD 0.54
USD 1.427Bahrain
BHD 0.25
USD 0.655
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.78South Korea
BHD 1.41
KRW 5,500Bahrain
BHD 1.80
BHD 1.8
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+20%
in KRW
4600 → 5500
4600 → 5500
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-6%
in BHD
It rose 20% in local currency, but -6% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not South Korea's inflation.
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