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Kuwait

Compared with Turkey, using real observed prices.

Baseline: TurkeyTurkey = 1×

KuwaitKuwait vs TurkeyTurkey
Overall verdict

KuwaitKuwait is about 0.48× TurkeyTurkey.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs TurkeyTurkey = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Turkey. 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 TurkeyTurkey Turkey = 1× KuwaitKuwait is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.77
  • ⚡ Utilities 1 item
    ×0.60
  • ⛽ 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 Turkey — but Diesel 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 ×0.77
    KuwaitKuwait TRY 196.18 KWD 1.4
    TurkeyTurkey TRY 255.00 TRY 255
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.60
    KuwaitKuwait TRY 1.78 USD 0.04
    TurkeyTurkey TRY 2.98 USD 0.067
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.24
    KuwaitKuwait TRY 15.78 USD 0.338
    TurkeyTurkey TRY 64.97 USD 1.392
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.24
    KuwaitKuwait TRY 17.32 USD 0.371
    TurkeyTurkey TRY 73.42 USD 1.573
    Observed 2026-07-20 · 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
+452%
in TRY

It rose 12% in local currency, but 452% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Kuwait's inflation.

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