Kuwait
Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Australia = 1×
Kuwait
vs
Australia
Overall verdict
Kuwait is about 0.32× Australia.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Australia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Australia. A bar running right means Kuwait 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 Australia
Australia = 1×
Kuwait is pricier →
Australia
Australia = 1×
Kuwait is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Kuwait, Big Mac costs 0.8× what it does in Australia — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.80Kuwait
A$6.78
KWD 1.4Australia
A$8.50
AUD 8.5
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.27Kuwait
A$0.49
USD 0.338Australia
A$1.80
USD 1.239
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.26Kuwait
A$0.54
USD 0.371Australia
A$2.06
USD 1.421
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.15Kuwait
A$0.06
USD 0.04Australia
A$0.37
USD 0.259
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+12%
in KWD
1.25 → 1.4
1.25 → 1.4
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+19%
in AUD
It rose 12% in local currency, but 19% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Kuwait's inflation.
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