Thailand
Compared with Kuwait, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Kuwait = 1×
Overall verdict
Thailand is about 2.15×
Kuwait.
Average across 3 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Kuwait = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Kuwait. A bar running right means Thailand 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×
Thailand is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Thailand, Gasoline 1L costs 3.9× what it does in Kuwait — but Big Mac costs only 0.9×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×3.95
Thailand KWD 0.41 USD 1.334
Kuwait KWD 0.10 USD 0.338
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.17
Thailand KWD 0.04 USD 0.127
Kuwait KWD 0.01 USD 0.04
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.79
Thailand KWD 0.32 USD 1.036
Kuwait KWD 0.11 USD 0.371
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.95
Thailand KWD 1.33 THB 135
Kuwait KWD 1.40 KWD 1.4
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+5%
in THB
128 → 135
128 → 135
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+13%
in KWD
It rose 5% in local currency, but 13% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Thailand's inflation.