Pakistan
Compared with Jordan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Jordan = 1×
Overall verdict
Pakistan is about 0.85×
Jordan.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Jordan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Jordan. 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
Jordan
Jordan = 1×
Pakistan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Pakistan, Big Mac costs 1.1× what it does in Jordan — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.6×. 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 ×1.09
Pakistan JOD 2.73 PKR 1,080
Jordan JOD 2.50 JOD 2.5
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.06
Pakistan JOD 0.90 USD 1.275
Jordan JOD 0.85 USD 1.199
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.70
Pakistan JOD 0.04 USD 0.063
Jordan JOD 0.06 USD 0.09
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.62
Pakistan JOD 0.81 USD 1.138
Jordan JOD 1.31 USD 1.848
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
+7%
in JOD
It rose 86% in local currency, but 7% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Pakistan's inflation.