JordanJordan

Peru

Compared with Jordan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: JordanJordan = 1×

PeruPeru vs JordanJordan
Overall verdict

PeruPeru is about 1.47× JordanJordan.

Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data

The shape of prices (vs JordanJordan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Jordan. 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 JordanJordan Jordan = 1× PeruPeru is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×2.07
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.42
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.08

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Peru, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.1× what it does in Jordan — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.9×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.07
    PeruPeru JOD 0.13 USD 0.186
    JordanJordan JOD 0.06 USD 0.09
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.42
    PeruPeru JOD 3.56 PEN 16.9
    JordanJordan JOD 2.50 JOD 2.5
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.37
    PeruPeru JOD 1.16 USD 1.644
    JordanJordan JOD 0.85 USD 1.199
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.85
    PeruPeru JOD 1.11 USD 1.575
    JordanJordan JOD 1.31 USD 1.848
    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
+54%
in JOD

It rose 31% in local currency, but 54% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Peru's inflation.