Peru
Compared with Colombia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Colombia = 1×
Overall verdict
Peru is about 1.00×
Colombia.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Colombia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Colombia. 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
Colombia
Colombia = 1×
Peru is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Peru, Diesel 1L costs 1.8× what it does in Colombia — but Big Mac costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.80
Peru COP 6,061 USD 1.644
Colombia COP 3,373 USD 0.915
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.23
Peru COP 5,807 USD 1.575
Colombia COP 4,737 USD 1.285
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.94
Peru COP 187,901 PEN 199
Colombia COP 199,000 COP 199,000
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.90
Peru COP 686 USD 0.186
Colombia COP 763 USD 0.207
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.81
Peru COP 18,543 PEN 16.9
Colombia COP 22,900 COP 22,900
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
+48%
in COP
It rose 31% in local currency, but 48% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Peru's inflation.