Pakistan
Compared with United Kingdom, using real observed prices.
Baseline: United Kingdom = 1×
Overall verdict
Pakistan is about 0.36×
United Kingdom.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
United Kingdom = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is United Kingdom. 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
United Kingdom
United Kingdom = 1×
Pakistan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Pakistan, Diesel 1L costs 0.6× what it does in United Kingdom — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. 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 ×0.57
Pakistan £0.96 USD 1.275
United Kingdom £1.69 USD 2.235
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.56
Pakistan £0.86 USD 1.138
United Kingdom £1.54 USD 2.037
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.55
Pakistan £2.88 PKR 1,080
United Kingdom £5.29 GBP 5.29
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.16
Pakistan £0.05 USD 0.063
United Kingdom £0.30 USD 0.402
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
+9%
in GBP
It rose 86% in local currency, but 9% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Pakistan's inflation.