Peru
Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Australia = 1×
Overall verdict
Peru is about 0.92×
Australia.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Australia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Australia. A bar running right means Peru 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
Australia
Australia = 1×
Peru is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Peru, Gasoline 1L costs 1.3× what it does in Australia — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.27
Peru A$2.29 USD 1.575
Australia A$1.80 USD 1.239
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.16
Peru A$2.39 USD 1.644
Australia A$2.06 USD 1.421
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.93
Peru A$83.77 PEN 199
Australia A$89.95 AUD 89.95
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.88
Peru A$7.51 PEN 16.9
Australia A$8.50 AUD 8.5
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.72
Peru A$0.27 USD 0.186
Australia A$0.37 USD 0.259
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+31%
in PEN
12.9 → 16.9
12.9 → 16.9
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+68%
in AUD
It rose 31% in local currency, but 68% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Peru's inflation.