United States
Compared with Pakistan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Pakistan = 1×
Overall verdict
United States is about 1.70×
Pakistan.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Pakistan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Pakistan. A bar running right means United States 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
Pakistan
Pakistan = 1×
United States is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In United States, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 3.0× what it does in Pakistan — but Gasoline 1L costs only 1.0×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.98
United States PKR 52.61 USD 0.188
Pakistan PKR 17.63 USD 0.063
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.59
United States PKR 1,713 USD 6.12
Pakistan PKR 1,080 PKR 1,080
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.06
United States PKR 379.48 USD 1.356
Pakistan PKR 356.81 USD 1.275
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.01
United States PKR 320.71 USD 1.146
Pakistan PKR 318.47 USD 1.138
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+24%
in USD
4.93 → 6.12
4.93 → 6.12
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+116%
in PKR
It rose 24% in local currency, but 116% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not United States's inflation.