Canada
Compared with Pakistan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Pakistan = 1×
Overall verdict
Canada is about 1.51×
Pakistan.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Pakistan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Pakistan. A bar running right means Canada 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
Pakistan
Pakistan = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Canada, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.0× what it does in Pakistan — but Diesel 1L costs only 1.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.95
Canada PKR 34.42 USD 0.123
Pakistan PKR 17.63 USD 0.063
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.44
Canada PKR 1,551 CAD 7.7
Pakistan PKR 1,080 PKR 1,080
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.25
Canada PKR 399.07 USD 1.426
Pakistan PKR 318.47 USD 1.138
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.21
Canada PKR 430.97 USD 1.54
Pakistan PKR 356.81 USD 1.275
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+14%
in CAD
6.77 → 7.7
6.77 → 7.7
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+81%
in PKR
It rose 14% in local currency, but 81% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Canada's inflation.