KuwaitKuwait

Turkey

Compared with Kuwait, using real observed prices.

Baseline: KuwaitKuwait = 1×

TurkeyTurkey vs KuwaitKuwait
Overall verdict

TurkeyTurkey is about 2.09× KuwaitKuwait.

Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs KuwaitKuwait = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Kuwait. A bar running right means Turkey 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 KuwaitKuwait Kuwait = 1× TurkeyTurkey is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×4.18
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×1.68
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.30

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

In Turkey, Diesel 1L costs 4.2× 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.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×4.24
    TurkeyTurkey KWD 0.48 USD 1.573
    KuwaitKuwait KWD 0.11 USD 0.371
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×4.12
    TurkeyTurkey KWD 0.43 USD 1.392
    KuwaitKuwait KWD 0.10 USD 0.338
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.68
    TurkeyTurkey KWD 0.02 USD 0.067
    KuwaitKuwait KWD 0.01 USD 0.04
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.30
    TurkeyTurkey KWD 1.82 TRY 255
    KuwaitKuwait KWD 1.40 KWD 1.4
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index

See what really changed Turkey

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+1176%
in TRY
19.99 → 255
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+159%
in KWD

It rose 1176% in local currency, but 159% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Turkey's inflation.