NorwayNorway

Peru

Compared with Norway, using real observed prices.

Baseline: NorwayNorway = 1×

PeruPeru vs NorwayNorway
Overall verdict

PeruPeru is about 0.85× NorwayNorway.

Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data

The shape of prices (vs NorwayNorway = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Norway. 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 NorwayNorway Norway = 1× PeruPeru is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×1.13
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.97
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.71
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.67

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

In Peru, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.1× what it does in Norway — but Big Mac costs only 0.7×. 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 ×1.13
    PeruPeru NOK 1.80 USD 0.186
    NorwayNorway NOK 1.59 USD 0.165
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.97
    PeruPeru NOK 560.30 PEN 199
    NorwayNorway NOK 579.00 NOK 579
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.74
    PeruPeru NOK 16.34 USD 1.644
    NorwayNorway NOK 22.13 USD 2.227
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.68
    PeruPeru NOK 15.65 USD 1.575
    NorwayNorway NOK 22.94 USD 2.308
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.67
    PeruPeru NOK 50.86 PEN 16.9
    NorwayNorway NOK 76.00 NOK 76
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index

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
+72%
in NOK

It rose 31% in local currency, but 72% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Peru's inflation.