Singapore
Compared with Kuwait, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Kuwait = 1×
Singapore
vs
Kuwait
Overall verdict
Singapore is about 3.75× 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 Singapore 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×
Singapore is pricier →
Kuwait
Kuwait = 1×
Singapore is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Singapore, Diesel 1L costs 7.3× what it does in Kuwait — but Big Mac costs only 1.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×7.34Singapore
KWD 0.84
USD 2.722Kuwait
KWD 0.11
USD 0.371
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×6.87Singapore
KWD 0.72
USD 2.323Kuwait
KWD 0.10
USD 0.338
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×5.83Singapore
KWD 0.07
USD 0.233Kuwait
KWD 0.01
USD 0.04
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.27Singapore
KWD 1.78
SGD 7.45Kuwait
KWD 1.40
KWD 1.4
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+26%
in SGD
5.9 → 7.45
5.9 → 7.45
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+37%
in KWD
It rose 26% in local currency, but 37% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Singapore's inflation.
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