Kuwait
Compared with Singapore, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Singapore = 1×
Kuwait
vs
Singapore
Overall verdict
Kuwait is about 0.27× Singapore.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Singapore = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Singapore. 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 Singapore
Singapore = 1×
Kuwait is pricier →
Singapore
Singapore = 1×
Kuwait is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Kuwait, Big Mac costs 0.8× what it does in Singapore — but Diesel 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 ×0.79Kuwait
S$5.85
KWD 1.4Singapore
S$7.45
SGD 7.45
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.17Kuwait
S$0.05
USD 0.04Singapore
S$0.30
USD 0.233
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.15Kuwait
S$0.44
USD 0.338Singapore
S$3.01
USD 2.323
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.14Kuwait
S$0.48
USD 0.371Singapore
S$3.53
USD 2.722
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
+3%
in SGD
It rose 12% in local currency, but 3% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Kuwait's inflation.
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