PakistanPakistan

Sweden

Compared with Pakistan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: PakistanPakistan = 1×

SwedenSweden vs PakistanPakistan
Overall verdict

SwedenSweden is about 2.23× PakistanPakistan.

Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs PakistanPakistan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Pakistan. A bar running right means Sweden 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 PakistanPakistan Pakistan = 1× SwedenSweden is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×3.86
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.88
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.52

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

In Sweden, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 3.9× what it does in Pakistan — but Gasoline 1L costs only 1.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.86
    SwedenSweden PKR 68.00 USD 0.243
    PakistanPakistan PKR 17.63 USD 0.063
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.88
    SwedenSweden PKR 2,031 SEK 67
    PakistanPakistan PKR 1,080 PKR 1,080
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.57
    SwedenSweden PKR 561.94 USD 2.008
    PakistanPakistan PKR 356.81 USD 1.275
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.47
    SwedenSweden PKR 466.79 USD 1.668
    PakistanPakistan PKR 318.47 USD 1.138
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Sweden

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+24%
in SEK
54 → 67
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+104%
in PKR

It rose 24% in local currency, but 104% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Sweden's inflation.