Canada
Compared with Peru, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Peru = 1×
Overall verdict
Canada is about 0.90×
Peru.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Peru = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Peru. A bar running right means Canada 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
Peru
Peru = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Canada, Big Mac costs 1.1× what it does in Peru — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.10
Canada PEN 18.62 CAD 7.7
Peru PEN 16.90 PEN 16.9
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.97
Canada PEN 193.27 CAD 79.99
Peru PEN 199.00 PEN 199
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.94
Canada PEN 5.17 USD 1.54
Peru PEN 5.52 USD 1.644
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.91
Canada PEN 4.79 USD 1.426
Peru PEN 5.29 USD 1.575
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.66
Canada PEN 0.41 USD 0.123
Peru PEN 0.62 USD 0.186
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+14%
in CAD
6.77 → 7.7
6.77 → 7.7
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-11%
in PEN
It rose 14% in local currency, but -11% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Canada's inflation.