NorwayNorway

Pakistan

Compared with Norway, using real observed prices.

Baseline: NorwayNorway = 1×

PakistanPakistan vs NorwayNorway
Overall verdict

PakistanPakistan is about 0.47× NorwayNorway.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs NorwayNorway = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Norway. 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 NorwayNorway Norway = 1× PakistanPakistan is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.53
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.51
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.38

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

In Pakistan, Diesel 1L costs 0.6× what it does in Norway — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.57
    PakistanPakistan NOK 12.67 USD 1.275
    NorwayNorway NOK 22.13 USD 2.227
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.51
    PakistanPakistan NOK 39.03 PKR 1,080
    NorwayNorway NOK 76.00 NOK 76
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.49
    PakistanPakistan NOK 11.31 USD 1.138
    NorwayNorway NOK 22.94 USD 2.308
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.38
    PakistanPakistan NOK 0.61 USD 0.063
    NorwayNorway NOK 1.59 USD 0.165
    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
+20%
in NOK

It rose 86% in local currency, but 20% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Pakistan's inflation.