Peru
Compared with Chile, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Chile = 1×
Overall verdict
Peru is about 1.04×
Chile.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Chile = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Chile. 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
Chile
Chile = 1×
Peru is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Peru, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.4× what it does in Chile — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.38
Peru CLP 55,189 PEN 199
Chile CLP 39,999 CLP 39,999
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.23
Peru CLP 1,453 USD 1.644
Chile CLP 1,183 USD 1.339
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.00
Peru CLP 1,392 USD 1.575
Chile CLP 1,391 USD 1.574
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.93
Peru CLP 4,445 PEN 16.9
Chile CLP 4,790 CLP 4,790
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.82
Peru CLP 164 USD 0.186
Chile CLP 202 USD 0.228
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
+79%
in CLP
It rose 31% in local currency, but 79% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Peru's inflation.