SwedenSweden

Kuwait

Compared with Sweden, using real observed prices.

Baseline: SwedenSweden = 1×

KuwaitKuwait vs SwedenSweden
Overall verdict

KuwaitKuwait is about 0.27× SwedenSweden.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs SwedenSweden = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Sweden. 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 SwedenSweden Sweden = 1× KuwaitKuwait is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.63
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.19
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.16

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

In Kuwait, Big Mac costs 0.6× what it does in Sweden — but Electricity 1kWh (household) 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 ×0.63
    KuwaitKuwait SEK 41.92 KWD 1.4
    SwedenSweden SEK 67.00 SEK 67
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.20
    KuwaitKuwait SEK 3.29 USD 0.338
    SwedenSweden SEK 16.26 USD 1.668
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.18
    KuwaitKuwait SEK 3.62 USD 0.371
    SwedenSweden SEK 19.57 USD 2.008
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.16
    KuwaitKuwait SEK 0.38 USD 0.04
    SwedenSweden SEK 2.28 USD 0.243
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Kuwait

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+12%
in KWD
1.25 → 1.4
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+16%
in SEK

It rose 12% in local currency, but 16% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Kuwait's inflation.