NetherlandsNetherlands

Pakistan

Compared with Netherlands, using real observed prices.

Baseline: NetherlandsNetherlands = 1×

PakistanPakistan vs NetherlandsNetherlands
Overall verdict

PakistanPakistan is about 0.32× NetherlandsNetherlands.

Average across 2 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs NetherlandsNetherlands = 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 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands = 1× PakistanPakistan is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.47
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.22

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.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.51
    PakistanPakistan €1.12 USD 1.275
    NetherlandsNetherlands €2.18 USD 2.48
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.43
    PakistanPakistan €1.00 USD 1.138
    NetherlandsNetherlands €2.32 USD 2.638
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.22
    PakistanPakistan €0.05 USD 0.063
    NetherlandsNetherlands €0.25 USD 0.286
    Observed 2026-04-01 · 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
+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.