South Korea
Compared with Lebanon, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Lebanon = 1×
South Korea
vs
Lebanon
Overall verdict
South Korea is about 0.94× Lebanon.
Average across 2 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Lebanon = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Lebanon. 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 Lebanon
Lebanon = 1×
South Korea is pricier →
Lebanon
Lebanon = 1×
South Korea is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In South Korea, Diesel 1L costs 1.3× 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 ×1.33South Korea
LBP 126,713
USD 1.415Lebanon
LBP 95,371
USD 1.065
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.20South Korea
LBP 127,788
USD 1.427Lebanon
LBP 106,654
USD 1.191
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.70South Korea
LBP 335,085
KRW 5,500Lebanon
LBP 480,000
LBP 480,000
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
+281%
in LBP
It rose 20% in local currency, but 281% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not South Korea's inflation.
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