PakistanPakistan

Peru

Compared with Pakistan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: PakistanPakistan = 1×

PeruPeru vs PakistanPakistan
Overall verdict

PeruPeru is about 1.73× PakistanPakistan.

Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data

The shape of prices (vs PakistanPakistan = 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 PakistanPakistan Pakistan = 1× PeruPeru is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×2.95
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.34
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.30

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.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.95
    PeruPeru PKR 52.05 USD 0.186
    PakistanPakistan PKR 17.63 USD 0.063
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.38
    PeruPeru PKR 440.76 USD 1.575
    PakistanPakistan PKR 318.47 USD 1.138
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.30
    PeruPeru PKR 1,408 PEN 16.9
    PakistanPakistan PKR 1,080 PKR 1,080
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.29
    PeruPeru PKR 460.07 USD 1.644
    PakistanPakistan PKR 356.81 USD 1.275
    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
+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.