Peru
Compared with Bahrain, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Bahrain = 1×
Overall verdict
Peru is about 2.18×
Bahrain.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Bahrain = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Bahrain. 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
Bahrain
Bahrain = 1×
Peru is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Peru, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 3.9× what it does in Bahrain — but Big Mac costs only 1.1×. 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 ×3.88
Peru BHD 0.07 USD 0.186
Bahrain BHD 0.02 USD 0.048
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.71
Peru BHD 0.62 USD 1.644
Bahrain BHD 0.23 USD 0.607
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.40
Peru BHD 0.59 USD 1.575
Bahrain BHD 0.25 USD 0.655
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.05
Peru BHD 1.90 PEN 16.9
Bahrain BHD 1.80 BHD 1.8
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
+54%
in BHD
It rose 31% in local currency, but 54% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Peru's inflation.