Costa Rica

Compared with Kuwait, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Kuwait = 1×

Costa Rica vs

Kuwait

Overall verdict

Costa Rica is about 2.94× Kuwait.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Kuwait = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Kuwait. A bar running right means Costa Rica 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

Kuwait Kuwait = 1×

Costa Rica is pricier →

⛽ Transport 2 items

×4.48
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×4.25
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.33

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Costa Rica, Gasoline 1L costs 4.9× what it does in Kuwait — but Big Mac costs only 1.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Gasoline 1L 1 L ×4.93

Costa Rica KWD 0.51 USD 1.668

Kuwait KWD 0.10 USD 0.338

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×4.25

Costa Rica KWD 0.05 USD 0.17

Kuwait KWD 0.01 USD 0.04

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×4.06

Costa Rica KWD 0.46 USD 1.507

Kuwait KWD 0.11 USD 0.371

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.33

Costa Rica KWD 1.86 CRC 2,990

Kuwait KWD 1.40 KWD 1.4

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index