Pakistan
Compared with Belgium, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Belgium = 1×
Pakistan
vs
Belgium
Overall verdict
Pakistan is about 0.29× Belgium.
Average across 2 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Belgium = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Belgium. A bar running right means Pakistan 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 Belgium
Belgium = 1×
Pakistan is pricier →
Belgium
Belgium = 1×
Pakistan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Pakistan, Diesel 1L costs 0.5× what it does in Belgium — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.54Pakistan
€1.12
USD 1.275Belgium
€2.07
USD 2.36
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.54Pakistan
€1.00
USD 1.138Belgium
€1.87
USD 2.123
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.16Pakistan
€0.05
USD 0.063Belgium
€0.35
USD 0.406
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+86%
in PKR
580 → 1080
580 → 1080
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+9%
in EUR
It rose 86% in local currency, but 9% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Pakistan's inflation.
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