Peru
Compared with Indonesia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Indonesia = 1×
Overall verdict
Peru is about 1.75×
Indonesia.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Indonesia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Indonesia. 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
Indonesia
Indonesia = 1×
Peru is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Peru, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.1× what it does in Indonesia — but Diesel 1L costs only 1.4×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.07
Peru IDR 3,146 USD 0.186
Indonesia IDR 1,522 USD 0.09
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Big Mac 1 burger ×2.00
Peru IDR 84,925 PEN 16.9
Indonesia IDR 42,500 IDR 42,500
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.66
Peru IDR 28,289 USD 1.575
Indonesia IDR 17,045 USD 0.949
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.50
Peru IDR 1,048,914 PEN 199
Indonesia IDR 699,999 IDR 699,999
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.38
Peru IDR 29,528 USD 1.644
Indonesia IDR 21,392 USD 1.191
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 IDR
It rose 31% in local currency, but 79% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Peru's inflation.