ThailandThailand

Pakistan

Compared with Thailand, using real observed prices.

Baseline: ThailandThailand = 1×

PakistanPakistan vs ThailandThailand
Overall verdict

PakistanPakistan is about 0.77× ThailandThailand.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs ThailandThailand = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Thailand. 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 ThailandThailand Thailand = 1× PakistanPakistan is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.02
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.90
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.50

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

In Pakistan, Diesel 1L costs 1.2× what it does in Thailand — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.23
    PakistanPakistan ฿42.57 USD 1.275
    ThailandThailand ฿34.59 USD 1.036
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.90
    PakistanPakistan ฿121.16 PKR 1,080
    ThailandThailand ฿135.00 THB 135
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.85
    PakistanPakistan ฿37.99 USD 1.138
    ThailandThailand ฿44.54 USD 1.334
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.50
    PakistanPakistan ฿2.05 USD 0.063
    ThailandThailand ฿4.13 USD 0.127
    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
+3%
in THB

It rose 86% in local currency, but 3% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Pakistan's inflation.