Pakistan
Compared with Peru, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Peru = 1×
Overall verdict
Pakistan is about 0.58×
Peru.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Peru = 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
Peru
Peru = 1×
Pakistan is pricier →
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.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.78
Pakistan PEN 4.28 USD 1.275
Peru PEN 5.52 USD 1.644
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.77
Pakistan PEN 12.97 PKR 1,080
Peru PEN 16.90 PEN 16.9
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.72
Pakistan PEN 3.82 USD 1.138
Peru PEN 5.29 USD 1.575
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.34
Pakistan PEN 0.21 USD 0.063
Peru PEN 0.62 USD 0.186
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 PEN
It rose 86% in local currency, but -9% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Pakistan's inflation.