New Zealand
Compared with Pakistan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Pakistan = 1×
Overall verdict
New Zealand is about 1.79×
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 New Zealand 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×
New Zealand is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In New Zealand, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 3.4× what it does in Pakistan — but Diesel 1L costs only 1.1×. 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 ×3.37
New Zealand PKR 59.33 USD 0.212
Pakistan PKR 17.63 USD 0.063
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.58
New Zealand PKR 502.89 USD 1.797
Pakistan PKR 318.47 USD 1.138
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.28
New Zealand PKR 1,382 NZD 8.6
Pakistan PKR 1,080 PKR 1,080
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.11
New Zealand PKR 395.99 USD 1.415
Pakistan PKR 356.81 USD 1.275
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+25%
in NZD
6.9 → 8.6
6.9 → 8.6
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+80%
in PKR
It rose 25% in local currency, but 80% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not New Zealand's inflation.