Uruguay
Compared with Bahrain, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Bahrain = 1×
Overall verdict
Uruguay is about 3.03×
Bahrain.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Bahrain = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Bahrain. A bar running right means Uruguay 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×
Uruguay is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Uruguay, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 5.3× what it does in Bahrain — but Big Mac costs only 1.8×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×5.31
Uruguay BHD 0.10 USD 0.255
Bahrain BHD 0.02 USD 0.048
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×3.38
Uruguay BHD 0.83 USD 2.211
Bahrain BHD 0.25 USD 0.655
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.41
Uruguay BHD 0.55 USD 1.463
Bahrain BHD 0.23 USD 0.607
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.83
Uruguay BHD 3.30 UYU 339
Bahrain BHD 1.80 BHD 1.8
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+51%
in UYU
225 → 339
225 → 339
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+71%
in BHD
It rose 51% in local currency, but 71% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Uruguay's inflation.