Peru
Compared with Hong Kong, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Hong Kong = 1×
Overall verdict
Peru is about 0.91×
Hong Kong.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Hong Kong = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Hong Kong. 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
Hong Kong
Hong Kong = 1×
Peru is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Peru, Big Mac costs 1.6× what it does in Hong Kong — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.57
Peru HK$39.22 PEN 16.9
Hong Kong HK$25.00 HKD 25
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.15
Peru HK$458.62 PEN 199
Hong Kong HK$399.00 HKD 399
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.01
Peru HK$1.46 USD 0.186
Hong Kong HK$1.44 USD 0.184
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.39
Peru HK$12.35 USD 1.575
Hong Kong HK$32.05 USD 4.086
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.37
Peru HK$12.90 USD 1.644
Hong Kong HK$35.12 USD 4.478
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
+55%
in HKD
It rose 31% in local currency, but 55% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Peru's inflation.