Kuwait
Compared with Malaysia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Malaysia = 1×
Kuwait
vs
Malaysia
Overall verdict
Kuwait is about 0.75× Malaysia.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Malaysia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Malaysia. 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 Malaysia
Malaysia = 1×
Kuwait is pricier →
Malaysia
Malaysia = 1×
Kuwait is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Kuwait, Big Mac costs 1.3× what it does in Malaysia — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.34Kuwait
MYR 18.41
KWD 1.4Malaysia
MYR 13.75
MYR 13.75
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.80Kuwait
MYR 0.16
USD 0.04Malaysia
MYR 0.20
USD 0.05
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.40Kuwait
MYR 1.38
USD 0.338Malaysia
MYR 3.42
USD 0.836
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.37Kuwait
MYR 1.52
USD 0.371Malaysia
MYR 4.07
USD 0.995
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
+5%
in MYR
It rose 12% in local currency, but 5% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Kuwait's inflation.
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