Italy
Compared with Kuwait, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Kuwait = 1×
Italy
vs
Kuwait
Overall verdict
Italy is about 8.22× Kuwait.
Average across 2 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Kuwait = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Kuwait. A bar running right means Italy 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×
Italy is pricier →
Kuwait
Kuwait = 1×
Italy is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Italy, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 10.3× what it does in Kuwait — but Diesel 1L costs only 6.5×. 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 ×10.35Italy
KWD 0.13
USD 0.414Kuwait
KWD 0.01
USD 0.04
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×6.57Italy
KWD 0.68
USD 2.22Kuwait
KWD 0.10
USD 0.338
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×6.49Italy
KWD 0.74
USD 2.407Kuwait
KWD 0.11
USD 0.371
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