I believe this is based on utility bill. If they is the case, for Middle East, distinction shall be done between National and expat household.
According to an analysis by CoinGecko, the most profitable countries to mine #Bitcoin based on energy costs are:
1 - Lebanon - $266.02
2 - Iran - $532.04
3 - Syria - $1330.1
4 - Ethiopia - $1596.12
5 - Sudan - $2128.17
6- Libya - $2660.21
7 - Kyrgyzstan - $2660.21
8 - Angola - $3724.29
9 - Zimbabwe - $3990.31
10 - Bhutan - $4256.33
If any plebs in these countries can confirm, that would be great, are your electricity costs really that low?
https://void.cat/d/CyoJzJUAHvu6pSxG854hio.webp
https://www.coingecko.com/research/publications/bitcoin-mining-cost
Discussion
Why is their a difference between pricing for the different households?
It also seemed fishy for me, because Zimbabwe is in the top 10 and they don't even have enough electricity for the entire country and also constantly have brown/black outs to reduce strain on the grid.
I'm sure you wouldn't have reliable mining off their grid to be able to mine at $4000 per coin
In the Middle East, Government has different tariffs depending if the household is occupied by a National or an expat.