Kuwait
Compared with China, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
China = 1×
Kuwait
vs
China
Overall verdict
Kuwait is about 0.59× China.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs China = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is China. 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 China
China = 1×
Kuwait is pricier →
China
China = 1×
Kuwait is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Kuwait, Big Mac costs 1.2× what it does in China — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.24Kuwait
¥31.62
KWD 1.4China
¥25.50
CNY 25.5
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.53Kuwait
¥0.27
USD 0.04China
¥0.52
USD 0.076
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.36Kuwait
¥2.52
USD 0.371China
¥7.10
USD 1.045
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.29Kuwait
¥2.30
USD 0.338China
¥8.01
USD 1.179
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
+17%
in CNY
It rose 12% in local currency, but 17% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Kuwait's inflation.
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