Pakistan
Compared with Thailand, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Thailand = 1×
Overall verdict
Pakistan is about 0.77×
Thailand.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Thailand = 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
Thailand
Thailand = 1×
Pakistan is pricier →
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.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.23
Pakistan ฿42.57 USD 1.275
Thailand ฿34.59 USD 1.036
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.90
Pakistan ฿121.16 PKR 1,080
Thailand ฿135.00 THB 135
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.85
Pakistan ฿37.99 USD 1.138
Thailand ฿44.54 USD 1.334
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.50
Pakistan ฿2.05 USD 0.063
Thailand ฿4.13 USD 0.127
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
+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.