PakistanPakistan

Canada

Compared with Pakistan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: PakistanPakistan = 1×

CanadaCanada vs PakistanPakistan
Overall verdict

CanadaCanada is about 1.51× PakistanPakistan.

Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs PakistanPakistan = 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 PakistanPakistan Pakistan = 1× CanadaCanada is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×1.95
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.44
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.23

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.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.95
    CanadaCanada PKR 34.42 USD 0.123
    PakistanPakistan PKR 17.63 USD 0.063
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.44
    CanadaCanada PKR 1,551 CAD 7.7
    PakistanPakistan PKR 1,080 PKR 1,080
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.25
    CanadaCanada PKR 399.07 USD 1.426
    PakistanPakistan PKR 318.47 USD 1.138
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.21
    CanadaCanada PKR 430.97 USD 1.54
    PakistanPakistan PKR 356.81 USD 1.275
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Canada

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+14%
in CAD
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.