SwedenSweden

Pakistan

Compared with Sweden, using real observed prices.

Baseline: SwedenSweden = 1×

PakistanPakistan vs SwedenSweden
Overall verdict

PakistanPakistan is about 0.45× SwedenSweden.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs SwedenSweden = 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 SwedenSweden Sweden = 1× PakistanPakistan is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.66
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.53
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.26

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
    PakistanPakistan SEK 11.09 USD 1.138
    SwedenSweden SEK 16.26 USD 1.668
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.63
    PakistanPakistan SEK 12.43 USD 1.275
    SwedenSweden SEK 19.57 USD 2.008
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.53
    PakistanPakistan SEK 35.62 PKR 1,080
    SwedenSweden SEK 67.00 SEK 67
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.26
    PakistanPakistan SEK 0.59 USD 0.063
    SwedenSweden SEK 2.28 USD 0.243
    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
+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.