Kuwait
Compared with Austria, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Austria = 1×
Overall verdict
Kuwait is about 0.14×
Austria.
Average across 2 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Austria = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Austria. 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
Austria
Austria = 1×
Kuwait is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Kuwait, Diesel 1L costs 0.2× what it does in Austria — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.1×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.17
Kuwait €0.33 USD 0.371
Austria €1.93 USD 2.201
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.16
Kuwait €0.30 USD 0.338
Austria €1.84 USD 2.09
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.11
Kuwait €0.03 USD 0.04
Austria €0.30 USD 0.353
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
+12%
in EUR
It rose 12% in local currency, but 12% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Kuwait's inflation.