Pakistan
Compared with Guatemala, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Guatemala = 1×
Overall verdict
Pakistan is about 0.54×
Guatemala.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Guatemala = 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
Guatemala
Guatemala = 1×
Pakistan is pricier →
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.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.91
Pakistan GTQ 9.77 USD 1.275
Guatemala GTQ 10.78 USD 1.406
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.90
Pakistan GTQ 29.58 PKR 1,080
Guatemala GTQ 33.00 GTQ 33
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.81
Pakistan GTQ 8.72 USD 1.138
Guatemala GTQ 10.79 USD 1.407
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.21
Pakistan GTQ 0.48 USD 0.063
Guatemala GTQ 2.29 USD 0.299
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
+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.