Kuwait
Compared with Switzerland, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Switzerland = 1×
Kuwait
vs
Switzerland
Overall verdict
Kuwait is about 0.20× Switzerland.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Switzerland = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Switzerland. 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 Switzerland
Switzerland = 1×
Kuwait is pricier →
Switzerland
Switzerland = 1×
Kuwait is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Kuwait, Big Mac costs 0.5× what it does in Switzerland — but Electricity 1kWh (household) 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 ×0.50Kuwait
CHF 3.65
KWD 1.4Switzerland
CHF 7.30
CHF 7.3
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.15Kuwait
CHF 0.27
USD 0.338Switzerland
CHF 1.87
USD 2.307
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.14Kuwait
CHF 0.30
USD 0.371Switzerland
CHF 2.09
USD 2.58
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.11Kuwait
CHF 0.03
USD 0.04Switzerland
CHF 0.29
USD 0.367
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
-5%
in CHF
It rose 12% in local currency, but -5% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Kuwait's inflation.
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