Pakistan
Compared with Netherlands, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Netherlands = 1×
Overall verdict
Pakistan is about 0.32×
Netherlands.
Average across 2 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Netherlands = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Netherlands. 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
Netherlands
Netherlands = 1×
Pakistan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Pakistan, Diesel 1L costs 0.5× what it does in Netherlands — 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 ×0.51
Pakistan €1.12 USD 1.275
Netherlands €2.18 USD 2.48
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.43
Pakistan €1.00 USD 1.138
Netherlands €2.32 USD 2.638
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.22
Pakistan €0.05 USD 0.063
Netherlands €0.25 USD 0.286
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
+9%
in EUR
It rose 86% in local currency, but 9% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Pakistan's inflation.