Peru
Compared with Pakistan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Pakistan = 1×
Overall verdict
Peru is about 1.73×
Pakistan.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Pakistan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Pakistan. 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
Pakistan
Pakistan = 1×
Peru is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Peru, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 3.0× what it does in Pakistan — but Diesel 1L costs only 1.3×. 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 ×2.95
Peru PKR 52.05 USD 0.186
Pakistan PKR 17.63 USD 0.063
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.38
Peru PKR 440.76 USD 1.575
Pakistan PKR 318.47 USD 1.138
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.30
Peru PKR 1,408 PEN 16.9
Pakistan PKR 1,080 PKR 1,080
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.29
Peru PKR 460.07 USD 1.644
Pakistan PKR 356.81 USD 1.275
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
+168%
in PKR
It rose 31% in local currency, but 168% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Peru's inflation.