Peru
Compared with Mexico, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Mexico = 1×
Peru
vs
Mexico
Overall verdict
Peru is about 1.10× Mexico.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Mexico = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Mexico. 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 Mexico
Mexico = 1×
Peru is pricier →
Mexico
Mexico = 1×
Peru is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Peru, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.7× what it does in Mexico — but Big Mac costs only 0.8×. 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 ×1.71Peru
MX$3.32
USD 0.186Mexico
MX$1.95
USD 0.109
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.06Peru
MX$28.83
USD 1.644Mexico
MX$27.11
USD 1.546
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.02Peru
MX$1,022
PEN 199Mexico
MX$999.00
MXN 999
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.97Peru
MX$27.62
USD 1.575Mexico
MX$28.48
USD 1.624
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.82Peru
MX$88.90
PEN 16.9Mexico
MX$109.00
MXN 109
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
+35%
in MXN
It rose 31% in local currency, but 35% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Peru's inflation.
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