Kuwait
Compared with Hong Kong, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Hong Kong = 1×
Kuwait
vs
Hong Kong
Overall verdict
Kuwait is about 0.29× Hong Kong.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Hong Kong = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Hong Kong. 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 Hong Kong
Hong Kong = 1×
Kuwait is pricier →
Hong Kong
Hong Kong = 1×
Kuwait is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Kuwait, Big Mac costs 1.4× what it does in Hong Kong — but Gasoline 1L 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 ×1.42Kuwait
HK$35.41
KWD 1.4Hong Kong
HK$25.00
HKD 25
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.22Kuwait
HK$0.31
USD 0.04Hong Kong
HK$1.44
USD 0.184
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.08Kuwait
HK$2.91
USD 0.371Hong Kong
HK$35.12
USD 4.478
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.08Kuwait
HK$2.65
USD 0.338Hong Kong
HK$32.05
USD 4.086
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
+10%
in HKD
It rose 12% in local currency, but 10% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Kuwait's inflation.
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