PakistanPakistan

Norway

Compared with Pakistan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: PakistanPakistan = 1×

NorwayNorway vs PakistanPakistan
Overall verdict

NorwayNorway is about 2.13× PakistanPakistan.

Average across 3 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs PakistanPakistan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Pakistan. A bar running right means Norway 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× NorwayNorway is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×2.62
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.95
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.88

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Norway, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.6× what it does in Pakistan — but Diesel 1L costs only 1.7×. 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 ×2.62
    NorwayNorway PKR 46.18 USD 0.165
    PakistanPakistan PKR 17.63 USD 0.063
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.03
    NorwayNorway PKR 645.89 USD 2.308
    PakistanPakistan PKR 318.47 USD 1.138
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.95
    NorwayNorway PKR 2,103 NOK 76
    PakistanPakistan PKR 1,080 PKR 1,080
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.75
    NorwayNorway PKR 623.23 USD 2.227
    PakistanPakistan PKR 356.81 USD 1.275
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Norway

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+33%
in NOK
57 → 76
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+107%
in PKR

It rose 33% in local currency, but 107% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Norway's inflation.