United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Kuwait

Compared with United Kingdom, using real observed prices.

Baseline: United KingdomUnited Kingdom = 1×

KuwaitKuwait vs United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Overall verdict

KuwaitKuwait is about 0.22× United KingdomUnited Kingdom.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs United KingdomUnited Kingdom = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is United Kingdom. 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 United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom = 1× KuwaitKuwait is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.64
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.17
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.10

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

In Kuwait, Big Mac costs 0.6× what it does in United Kingdom — 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 ×0.64
    KuwaitKuwait £3.39 KWD 1.4
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom £5.29 GBP 5.29
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.17
    KuwaitKuwait £0.28 USD 0.371
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom £1.69 USD 2.235
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.17
    KuwaitKuwait £0.26 USD 0.338
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom £1.54 USD 2.037
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.10
    KuwaitKuwait £0.03 USD 0.04
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom £0.30 USD 0.402
    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
+11%
in GBP

It rose 12% in local currency, but 11% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Kuwait's inflation.