New Zealand

Compared with Kuwait, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Kuwait = 1×

New Zealand vs

Kuwait

Overall verdict

New Zealand is about 2.96× 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 New Zealand 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×

New Zealand is pricier →

⚡ Utilities 1 item

×5.30
⛽ Transport 2 items

×4.50
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.09

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

In New Zealand, Gasoline 1L costs 5.3× what it does in Kuwait — but Big Mac costs only 1.1×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Gasoline 1L 1 L ×5.32

New Zealand KWD 0.55 USD 1.797

Kuwait KWD 0.10 USD 0.338

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×5.30

New Zealand KWD 0.07 USD 0.212

Kuwait KWD 0.01 USD 0.04

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×3.81

New Zealand KWD 0.44 USD 1.415

Kuwait KWD 0.11 USD 0.371

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.09

New Zealand KWD 1.52 NZD 8.6

Kuwait KWD 1.40 KWD 1.4

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index