Switzerland
Compared with Lebanon, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Lebanon = 1×
Switzerland
vs
Lebanon
Overall verdict
Switzerland is about 1.92× Lebanon.
Average across 2 categories, 8 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Lebanon = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Lebanon. A bar running right means Switzerland 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×
Switzerland is pricier →
Lebanon
Lebanon = 1×
Switzerland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Switzerland, Diesel 1L costs 2.4× what it does in Lebanon — but Big Mac costs only 1.7×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.42Switzerland
LBP 231,039
USD 2.58Lebanon
LBP 95,371
USD 1.065
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.94Switzerland
LBP 206,592
USD 2.307Lebanon
LBP 106,654
USD 1.191
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.69Switzerland
LBP 813,483
CHF 7.3Lebanon
LBP 480,000
LBP 480,000
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+12%
in CHF
6.5 → 7.3
6.5 → 7.3
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+425%
in LBP
It rose 12% in local currency, but 425% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Switzerland's inflation.
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