Peru
Compared with Guatemala, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Guatemala = 1×
Peru
vs
Guatemala
Overall verdict
Peru is about 0.94× Guatemala.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Guatemala = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Guatemala. 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 Guatemala
Guatemala = 1×
Peru is pricier →
Guatemala
Guatemala = 1×
Peru is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Peru, Diesel 1L costs 1.2× what it does in Guatemala — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.17Peru
GTQ 12.60
USD 1.644Guatemala
GTQ 10.78
USD 1.406
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.17Peru
GTQ 38.56
PEN 16.9Guatemala
GTQ 33.00
GTQ 33
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.12Peru
GTQ 12.07
USD 1.575Guatemala
GTQ 10.79
USD 1.407
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.62Peru
GTQ 1.43
USD 0.186Guatemala
GTQ 2.29
USD 0.299
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
+52%
in GTQ
It rose 31% in local currency, but 52% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Peru's inflation.
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