Hong KongHong Kong

Pakistan

Compared with Hong Kong, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Hong KongHong Kong = 1×

PakistanPakistan vs Hong KongHong Kong
Overall verdict

PakistanPakistan is about 0.49× Hong KongHong Kong.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Hong KongHong Kong = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Hong Kong. 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 Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong = 1× PakistanPakistan is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.20
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.34
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.28

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

In Pakistan, Big Mac costs 1.2× what it does in Hong Kong — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.20
    PakistanPakistan HK$30.09 PKR 1,080
    Hong KongHong Kong HK$25.00 HKD 25
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.34
    PakistanPakistan HK$0.49 USD 0.063
    Hong KongHong Kong HK$1.44 USD 0.184
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.28
    PakistanPakistan HK$10.00 USD 1.275
    Hong KongHong Kong HK$35.12 USD 4.478
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.28
    PakistanPakistan HK$8.93 USD 1.138
    Hong KongHong Kong HK$32.05 USD 4.086
    Observed 2026-07-20 · 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
+8%
in HKD

It rose 86% in local currency, but 8% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Pakistan's inflation.