Peru
Compared with Saudi Arabia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Saudi Arabia = 1×
Overall verdict
Peru is about 1.78×
Saudi Arabia.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Saudi Arabia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Saudi Arabia. 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
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia = 1×
Peru is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Peru, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 3.6× what it does in Saudi Arabia — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 1.0×. 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 ×3.58
Peru SAR 0.70 USD 0.186
Saudi Arabia SAR 0.20 USD 0.052
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×3.45
Peru SAR 6.17 USD 1.644
Saudi Arabia SAR 1.79 USD 0.477
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.54
Peru SAR 5.91 USD 1.575
Saudi Arabia SAR 2.33 USD 0.62
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.99
Peru SAR 18.86 PEN 16.9
Saudi Arabia SAR 19.00 SAR 19
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.96
Peru SAR 219.31 PEN 199
Saudi Arabia SAR 229.00 SAR 229
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
+54%
in SAR
It rose 31% in local currency, but 54% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Peru's inflation.