Vietnam
Compared with Kuwait, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Kuwait = 1×
Vietnam
vs
Kuwait
Overall verdict
Vietnam is about 1.44× 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 Vietnam 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×
Vietnam is pricier →
Kuwait
Kuwait = 1×
Vietnam is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Vietnam, Diesel 1L costs 2.4× what it does in Kuwait — but Big Mac costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.41Vietnam
KWD 0.28
USD 0.895Kuwait
KWD 0.11
USD 0.371
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.40Vietnam
KWD 0.25
USD 0.812Kuwait
KWD 0.10
USD 0.338
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.95Vietnam
KWD 0.02
USD 0.078Kuwait
KWD 0.01
USD 0.04
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.64Vietnam
KWD 0.89
VND 76,000Kuwait
KWD 1.40
KWD 1.4
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+10%
in VND
69000 → 76000
69000 → 76000
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-1%
in KWD
It rose 10% in local currency, but -1% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Vietnam's inflation.
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