PakistanPakistan

New Zealand

Compared with Pakistan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: PakistanPakistan = 1×

New ZealandNew Zealand vs PakistanPakistan
Overall verdict

New ZealandNew Zealand is about 1.79× 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 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 PakistanPakistan Pakistan = 1× New ZealandNew Zealand is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×3.37
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.32
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.28

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.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.37
    New ZealandNew Zealand PKR 59.33 USD 0.212
    PakistanPakistan PKR 17.63 USD 0.063
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.58
    New ZealandNew Zealand PKR 502.89 USD 1.797
    PakistanPakistan PKR 318.47 USD 1.138
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.28
    New ZealandNew Zealand PKR 1,382 NZD 8.6
    PakistanPakistan PKR 1,080 PKR 1,080
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.11
    New ZealandNew Zealand PKR 395.99 USD 1.415
    PakistanPakistan PKR 356.81 USD 1.275
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed New Zealand

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+25%
in NZD
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.