Kuwait
Compared with Indonesia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Indonesia = 1×
Kuwait
vs
Indonesia
Overall verdict
Kuwait is about 0.64× Indonesia.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Indonesia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Indonesia. 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 Indonesia
Indonesia = 1×
Kuwait is pricier →
Indonesia
Indonesia = 1×
Kuwait is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Kuwait, Big Mac costs 1.8× what it does in Indonesia — but Diesel 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 ×1.80Kuwait
IDR 76,688
KWD 1.4Indonesia
IDR 42,500
IDR 42,500
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.44Kuwait
IDR 677
USD 0.04Indonesia
IDR 1,522
USD 0.09
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.36Kuwait
IDR 6,071
USD 0.338Indonesia
IDR 17,045
USD 0.949
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.31Kuwait
IDR 6,664
USD 0.371Indonesia
IDR 21,392
USD 1.191
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
+27%
in IDR
It rose 12% in local currency, but 27% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Kuwait's inflation.
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