Kuwait
Compared with Brazil, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Brazil = 1×
Kuwait
vs
Brazil
Overall verdict
Kuwait is about 0.41× Brazil.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Brazil = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Brazil. 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 Brazil
Brazil = 1×
Kuwait is pricier →
Brazil
Brazil = 1×
Kuwait is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Kuwait, Big Mac costs 1.0× what it does in Brazil — 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 ×1.02Kuwait
R$24.39
KWD 1.4Brazil
R$23.90
BRL 23.9
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.29Kuwait
R$1.92
USD 0.371Brazil
R$6.70
USD 1.292
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.26Kuwait
R$1.75
USD 0.338Brazil
R$6.68
USD 1.288
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.24Kuwait
R$0.21
USD 0.04Brazil
R$0.85
USD 0.164
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 BRL
It rose 12% in local currency, but 12% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Kuwait's inflation.
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