Kuwait
Compared with South Korea, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
South Korea = 1×
Kuwait
vs
South Korea
Overall verdict
Kuwait is about 0.46× South Korea.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs South Korea = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is South Korea. 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 South Korea
South Korea = 1×
Kuwait is pricier →
South Korea
South Korea = 1×
Kuwait is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Kuwait, Big Mac costs 1.2× what it does in South Korea — 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 ×1.21Kuwait
₩6,676
KWD 1.4South Korea
₩5,500
KRW 5,500
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.31Kuwait
₩60
USD 0.04South Korea
₩191
USD 0.127
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.26Kuwait
₩578
USD 0.371South Korea
₩2,205
USD 1.415
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.24Kuwait
₩527
USD 0.338South Korea
₩2,223
USD 1.427
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
+40%
in KRW
It rose 12% in local currency, but 40% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Kuwait's inflation.
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