Kuwait
Compared with Moldova, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Moldova = 1×
Kuwait
vs
Moldova
Overall verdict
Kuwait is about 0.37× Moldova.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Moldova = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Moldova. 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 Moldova
Moldova = 1×
Kuwait is pricier →
Moldova
Moldova = 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 Moldova — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.11Kuwait
MDL 77.71
KWD 1.4Moldova
MDL 70.00
MDL 70
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.22Kuwait
MDL 6.35
USD 0.371Moldova
MDL 28.40
USD 1.66
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.22Kuwait
MDL 0.68
USD 0.04Moldova
MDL 3.06
USD 0.179
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.20Kuwait
MDL 5.78
USD 0.338Moldova
MDL 28.80
USD 1.683
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
+4%
in MDL
It rose 12% in local currency, but 4% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Kuwait's inflation.
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