Kuwait
Compared with Thailand, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Thailand = 1×
Kuwait
vs
Thailand
Overall verdict
Kuwait is about 0.46× Thailand.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Thailand = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Thailand. 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 Thailand
Thailand = 1×
Kuwait is pricier →
Thailand
Thailand = 1×
Kuwait is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Kuwait, Big Mac costs 1.1× what it does in Thailand — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.06Kuwait
฿142.59
KWD 1.4Thailand
฿135.00
THB 135
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.36Kuwait
฿12.39
USD 0.371Thailand
฿34.59
USD 1.036
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.31Kuwait
฿1.30
USD 0.04Thailand
฿4.13
USD 0.127
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.25Kuwait
฿11.28
USD 0.338Thailand
฿44.54
USD 1.334
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 THB
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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