Nicaragua
Compared with Pakistan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Pakistan = 1×
Overall verdict
Nicaragua is about 1.53×
Pakistan.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Pakistan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Pakistan. A bar running right means Nicaragua 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×
Nicaragua is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Nicaragua, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.8× what it does in Pakistan — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.9×. 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 ×2.79
Nicaragua PKR 49.25 USD 0.176
Pakistan PKR 17.63 USD 0.063
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.23
Nicaragua PKR 1,330 NIO 174
Pakistan PKR 1,080 PKR 1,080
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.17
Nicaragua PKR 374.16 USD 1.337
Pakistan PKR 318.47 USD 1.138
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.92
Nicaragua PKR 329.94 USD 1.179
Pakistan PKR 356.81 USD 1.275
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+36%
in NIO
128 → 174
128 → 174
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+127%
in PKR
It rose 36% in local currency, but 127% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Nicaragua's inflation.