Kuwait
Compared with Guatemala, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Guatemala = 1×
Kuwait
vs
Guatemala
Overall verdict
Kuwait is about 0.33× Guatemala.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Guatemala = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Guatemala. 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 Guatemala
Guatemala = 1×
Kuwait is pricier →
Guatemala
Guatemala = 1×
Kuwait is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Kuwait, Big Mac costs 1.1× what it does in Guatemala — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.1×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.06Kuwait
GTQ 34.82
KWD 1.4Guatemala
GTQ 33.00
GTQ 33
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.26Kuwait
GTQ 2.84
USD 0.371Guatemala
GTQ 10.78
USD 1.406
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.24Kuwait
GTQ 2.59
USD 0.338Guatemala
GTQ 10.79
USD 1.407
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.13Kuwait
GTQ 0.31
USD 0.04Guatemala
GTQ 2.29
USD 0.299
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
+8%
in GTQ
It rose 12% in local currency, but 8% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Kuwait's inflation.
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