United StatesUnited States

Pakistan

Compared with United States, using real observed prices.

Baseline: United StatesUnited States = 1×

PakistanPakistan vs United StatesUnited States
Overall verdict

PakistanPakistan is about 0.59× United StatesUnited States.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs United StatesUnited States = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is United States. 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 StatesUnited States United States = 1× PakistanPakistan is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.97
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.63
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.34

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

In Pakistan, Gasoline 1L costs 1.0× what it does in United States — 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 ×0.99
    PakistanPakistan $1.14 USD 1.138
    United StatesUnited States $1.15 USD 1.146
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.94
    PakistanPakistan $1.28 USD 1.275
    United StatesUnited States $1.36 USD 1.356
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.63
    PakistanPakistan $3.86 PKR 1,080
    United StatesUnited States $6.12 USD 6.12
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.34
    PakistanPakistan $0.06 USD 0.063
    United StatesUnited States $0.19 USD 0.188
    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
+7%
in USD

It rose 86% in local currency, but 7% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Pakistan's inflation.