Pakistan
Compared with Hong Kong, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Hong Kong = 1×
Overall verdict
Pakistan is about 0.49×
Hong Kong.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Hong 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 Kong
Hong Kong = 1×
Pakistan is pricier →
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.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.20
Pakistan HK$30.09 PKR 1,080
Hong Kong HK$25.00 HKD 25
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.34
Pakistan HK$0.49 USD 0.063
Hong Kong HK$1.44 USD 0.184
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.28
Pakistan HK$10.00 USD 1.275
Hong Kong HK$35.12 USD 4.478
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.28
Pakistan HK$8.93 USD 1.138
Hong Kong HK$32.05 USD 4.086
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
+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.