Pakistan
Compared with Sweden, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Sweden = 1×
Overall verdict
Pakistan is about 0.45×
Sweden.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Sweden = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Sweden. 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
Sweden
Sweden = 1×
Pakistan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Pakistan, Gasoline 1L costs 0.7× what it does in Sweden — 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.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.68
Pakistan SEK 11.09 USD 1.138
Sweden SEK 16.26 USD 1.668
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.63
Pakistan SEK 12.43 USD 1.275
Sweden SEK 19.57 USD 2.008
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.53
Pakistan SEK 35.62 PKR 1,080
Sweden SEK 67.00 SEK 67
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.26
Pakistan SEK 0.59 USD 0.063
Sweden SEK 2.28 USD 0.243
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
+14%
in SEK
It rose 86% in local currency, but 14% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Pakistan's inflation.