VenezuelaVenezuela

Pakistan

Compared with Venezuela, using real observed prices.

Baseline: VenezuelaVenezuela = 1×

PakistanPakistan vs VenezuelaVenezuela
Overall verdict

PakistanPakistan is about 4.46× VenezuelaVenezuela.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs VenezuelaVenezuela = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Venezuela. 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 VenezuelaVenezuela Venezuela = 1× PakistanPakistan is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×101.80
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.95
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.91

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

In Pakistan, Diesel 1L costs 318.7× what it does in Venezuela — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.9×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×318.75
    PakistanPakistan VES 431.88 USD 1.275
    VenezuelaVenezuela VES 1.35 USD 0.004
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×32.51
    PakistanPakistan VES 385.47 USD 1.138
    VenezuelaVenezuela VES 11.86 USD 0.035
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.95
    PakistanPakistan VES 1,307 PKR 1,080
    VenezuelaVenezuela VES 1,370 VES 1,370
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.91
    PakistanPakistan VES 21.34 USD 0.063
    VenezuelaVenezuela VES 23.37 USD 0.069
    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
-100%
in VES

It rose 86% in local currency, but -100% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Pakistan's inflation.