Severe currency devaluation and inflation making basic food unaffordable for middle-class residents

Lebanese citizens face a cost-of-living crisis where a single chicken sandwich costs $13 USD—an astronomical price relative to local wages decimated by currency collapse. The middle class can no longer afford basic meals as the Lebanese pound has lost 90% of its value, and current economic policies fail to stabilize purchasing power or provide relief. This creates deep social division as people struggle to feed themselves and families on incomes that haven't kept pace with hyperinflation.