Venezuela
Compared with Qatar, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Qatar = 1×
Overall verdict
Venezuela is about 0.34×
Qatar.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Qatar = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Qatar. A bar running right means Venezuela 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
Qatar
Qatar = 1×
Venezuela is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Venezuela, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.2× what it does in Qatar — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.0×. 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 ×2.16
Venezuela QAR 0.25 USD 0.069
Qatar QAR 0.12 USD 0.032
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.87
Venezuela QAR 14.73 VES 1,370
Qatar QAR 17.00 QAR 17
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.06
Venezuela QAR 0.13 USD 0.035
Qatar QAR 2.10 USD 0.576
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.01
Venezuela QAR 0.01 USD 0.004
Qatar QAR 2.05 USD 0.562
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
-100%
in VES
16020000 → 1370
16020000 → 1370
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-9%
in QAR
It rose -100% in local currency, but -9% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Venezuela's inflation.