Hong KongHong Kong

Peru

Compared with Hong Kong, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Hong KongHong Kong = 1×

PeruPeru vs Hong KongHong Kong
Overall verdict

PeruPeru is about 0.91× Hong KongHong Kong.

Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Hong KongHong 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 KongHong Kong Hong Kong = 1× PeruPeru is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.57
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×1.15
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×1.01
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.38

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.

  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.57
    PeruPeru HK$39.22 PEN 16.9
    Hong KongHong Kong HK$25.00 HKD 25
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.15
    PeruPeru HK$458.62 PEN 199
    Hong KongHong Kong HK$399.00 HKD 399
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.01
    PeruPeru HK$1.46 USD 0.186
    Hong KongHong Kong HK$1.44 USD 0.184
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.39
    PeruPeru HK$12.35 USD 1.575
    Hong KongHong Kong HK$32.05 USD 4.086
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.37
    PeruPeru HK$12.90 USD 1.644
    Hong KongHong Kong HK$35.12 USD 4.478
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

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
+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.