Vietnam
Compared with Bahrain, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Bahrain = 1×
Overall verdict
Vietnam is about 1.10×
Bahrain.
Average across 3 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Bahrain = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Bahrain. A bar running right means Vietnam 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×
Vietnam is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Vietnam, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.6× what it does in Bahrain — but Big Mac costs only 0.6×. 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 ×1.63
Vietnam BHD 0.03 USD 0.078
Bahrain BHD 0.02 USD 0.048
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.47
Vietnam BHD 0.34 USD 0.895
Bahrain BHD 0.23 USD 0.607
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.24
Vietnam BHD 0.31 USD 0.812
Bahrain BHD 0.25 USD 0.655
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.61
Vietnam BHD 1.09 VND 76,000
Bahrain BHD 1.80 BHD 1.8
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+10%
in VND
69000 → 76000
69000 → 76000
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-3%
in BHD
It rose 10% in local currency, but -3% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Vietnam's inflation.