Pakistan
Compared with Colombia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Colombia = 1×
Overall verdict
Pakistan is about 0.59×
Colombia.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Colombia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Colombia. 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
Colombia
Colombia = 1×
Pakistan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Pakistan, Diesel 1L costs 1.4× what it does in Colombia — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.39
Pakistan COP 4,701 USD 1.275
Colombia COP 3,373 USD 0.915
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.89
Pakistan COP 4,195 USD 1.138
Colombia COP 4,737 USD 1.285
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.62
Pakistan COP 14,228 PKR 1,080
Colombia COP 22,900 COP 22,900
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.30
Pakistan COP 232 USD 0.063
Colombia COP 763 USD 0.207
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
+3%
in COP
It rose 86% in local currency, but 3% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Pakistan's inflation.