Pakistan
Compared with Canada, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Canada = 1×
Pakistan
vs
Canada
Overall verdict
Pakistan is about 0.66× Canada.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Canada = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Canada. 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 Canada
Canada = 1×
Pakistan is pricier →
Canada
Canada = 1×
Pakistan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Pakistan, Diesel 1L costs 0.8× what it does in Canada — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.83Pakistan
C$1.81
USD 1.275Canada
C$2.19
USD 1.54
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.80Pakistan
C$1.62
USD 1.138Canada
C$2.03
USD 1.426
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.70Pakistan
C$5.36
PKR 1,080Canada
C$7.70
CAD 7.7
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.51Pakistan
C$0.09
USD 0.063Canada
C$0.17
USD 0.123
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
+17%
in CAD
It rose 86% in local currency, but 17% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Pakistan's inflation.
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