Kuwait
Compared with Canada, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Canada = 1×
Kuwait
vs
Canada
Overall verdict
Kuwait is about 0.40× Canada.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Canada = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Canada. 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 Canada
Canada = 1×
Kuwait is pricier →
Canada
Canada = 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 Canada — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.82Kuwait
C$6.31
KWD 1.4Canada
C$7.70
CAD 7.7
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.33Kuwait
C$0.06
USD 0.04Canada
C$0.17
USD 0.123
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.24Kuwait
C$0.53
USD 0.371Canada
C$2.19
USD 1.54
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.24Kuwait
C$0.48
USD 0.338Canada
C$2.03
USD 1.426
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 CAD
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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