Kuwait

Compared with Sri Lanka, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Sri Lanka = 1×

Kuwait vs

Sri Lanka

Overall verdict

Kuwait is about 0.41× Sri Lanka.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Sri Lanka = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Sri Lanka. 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

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka = 1×

Kuwait is pricier →

🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.80
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×0.35
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.24

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Kuwait, Big Mac costs 0.8× what it does in Sri Lanka — 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 ×0.80

Kuwait LKR 1,453 KWD 1.4

Sri Lanka LKR 1,820 LKR 1,820

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.35

Kuwait LKR 12.80 USD 0.04

Sri Lanka LKR 36.47 USD 0.114

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.26

Kuwait LKR 118.70 USD 0.371

Sri Lanka LKR 454.97 USD 1.422

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.23

Kuwait LKR 108.14 USD 0.338

Sri Lanka LKR 471.29 USD 1.473

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com