PeruPeru

Pakistan

Compared with Peru, using real observed prices.

Baseline: PeruPeru = 1×

PakistanPakistan vs PeruPeru
Overall verdict

PakistanPakistan is about 0.58× PeruPeru.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs PeruPeru = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Peru. 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 PeruPeru Peru = 1× PakistanPakistan is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.77
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.75
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.34

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

In Pakistan, Diesel 1L costs 0.8× what it does in Peru — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.78
    PakistanPakistan PEN 4.28 USD 1.275
    PeruPeru PEN 5.52 USD 1.644
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.77
    PakistanPakistan PEN 12.97 PKR 1,080
    PeruPeru PEN 16.90 PEN 16.9
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.72
    PakistanPakistan PEN 3.82 USD 1.138
    PeruPeru PEN 5.29 USD 1.575
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.34
    PakistanPakistan PEN 0.21 USD 0.063
    PeruPeru PEN 0.62 USD 0.186
    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 PEN

It rose 86% in local currency, but -9% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Pakistan's inflation.