BahrainBahrain

Peru

Compared with Bahrain, using real observed prices.

Baseline: BahrainBahrain = 1×

PeruPeru vs BahrainBahrain
Overall verdict

PeruPeru is about 2.18× BahrainBahrain.

Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data

The shape of prices (vs BahrainBahrain = 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 BahrainBahrain Bahrain = 1× PeruPeru is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×3.88
  • Transport 2 items
    ×2.55
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.05

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.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.88
    PeruPeru BHD 0.07 USD 0.186
    BahrainBahrain BHD 0.02 USD 0.048
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.71
    PeruPeru BHD 0.62 USD 1.644
    BahrainBahrain BHD 0.23 USD 0.607
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.40
    PeruPeru BHD 0.59 USD 1.575
    BahrainBahrain BHD 0.25 USD 0.655
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.05
    PeruPeru BHD 1.90 PEN 16.9
    BahrainBahrain BHD 1.80 BHD 1.8
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index

See what really changed Peru

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+31%
in PEN
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.