GuatemalaGuatemala

Pakistan

Compared with Guatemala, using real observed prices.

Baseline: GuatemalaGuatemala = 1×

PakistanPakistan vs GuatemalaGuatemala
Overall verdict

PakistanPakistan is about 0.54× GuatemalaGuatemala.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs GuatemalaGuatemala = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Guatemala. 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 GuatemalaGuatemala Guatemala = 1× PakistanPakistan is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.90
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.86
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.21

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

In Pakistan, Diesel 1L costs 0.9× what it does in Guatemala — 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 ×0.91
    PakistanPakistan GTQ 9.77 USD 1.275
    GuatemalaGuatemala GTQ 10.78 USD 1.406
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.90
    PakistanPakistan GTQ 29.58 PKR 1,080
    GuatemalaGuatemala GTQ 33.00 GTQ 33
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.81
    PakistanPakistan GTQ 8.72 USD 1.138
    GuatemalaGuatemala GTQ 10.79 USD 1.407
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.21
    PakistanPakistan GTQ 0.48 USD 0.063
    GuatemalaGuatemala GTQ 2.29 USD 0.299
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Pakistan

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+86%
in PKR
580 → 1080
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+6%
in GTQ

It rose 86% in local currency, but 6% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Pakistan's inflation.