Pakistan
Compared with South Africa, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
South Africa = 1×
Pakistan
vs
South Africa
Overall verdict
Pakistan is about 0.64× South Africa.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs South Africa = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is South Africa. 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 South Africa
South Africa = 1×
Pakistan is pricier →
South Africa
South Africa = 1×
Pakistan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Pakistan, Big Mac costs 1.1× what it does in South Africa — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.15Pakistan
ZAR 63.09
PKR 1,080South Africa
ZAR 54.90
ZAR 54.9
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.76Pakistan
ZAR 20.95
USD 1.275South Africa
ZAR 27.44
USD 1.67
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.73Pakistan
ZAR 18.70
USD 1.138South Africa
ZAR 25.62
USD 1.559
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.30Pakistan
ZAR 1.06
USD 0.063South Africa
ZAR 3.51
USD 0.209
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
+20%
in ZAR
It rose 86% in local currency, but 20% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Pakistan's inflation.
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