Kuwait
Compared with United Kingdom, using real observed prices.
Baseline: United Kingdom = 1×
Overall verdict
Kuwait is about 0.22×
United Kingdom.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
United 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 Kingdom
United Kingdom = 1×
Kuwait is pricier →
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.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.64
Kuwait £3.39 KWD 1.4
United Kingdom £5.29 GBP 5.29
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.17
Kuwait £0.28 USD 0.371
United Kingdom £1.69 USD 2.235
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.17
Kuwait £0.26 USD 0.338
United Kingdom £1.54 USD 2.037
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.10
Kuwait £0.03 USD 0.04
United Kingdom £0.30 USD 0.402
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
+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.