Malaysia
Compared with Kuwait, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Kuwait = 1×
Malaysia
vs
Kuwait
Overall verdict
Malaysia is about 1.34× Kuwait.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Kuwait = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Kuwait. A bar running right means Malaysia 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 Kuwait
Kuwait = 1×
Malaysia is pricier →
Kuwait
Kuwait = 1×
Malaysia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Malaysia, Diesel 1L costs 2.7× what it does in Kuwait — but Big Mac costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.68Malaysia
KWD 0.31
USD 0.995Kuwait
KWD 0.11
USD 0.371
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.47Malaysia
KWD 0.26
USD 0.836Kuwait
KWD 0.10
USD 0.338
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.25Malaysia
KWD 0.02
USD 0.05Kuwait
KWD 0.01
USD 0.04
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.75Malaysia
KWD 1.05
MYR 13.75Kuwait
KWD 1.40
KWD 1.4
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+38%
in MYR
9.99 → 13.75
9.99 → 13.75
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+47%
in KWD
It rose 38% in local currency, but 47% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Malaysia's inflation.
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