Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia

Peru

Compared with Saudi Arabia, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia = 1×

PeruPeru vs Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
Overall verdict

PeruPeru is about 1.78× Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia.

Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Saudi ArabiaSaudi 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 ArabiaSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia = 1× PeruPeru is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×3.58
  • Transport 2 items
    ×2.96
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.99
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.96

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.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.58
    PeruPeru SAR 0.70 USD 0.186
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SAR 0.20 USD 0.052
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×3.45
    PeruPeru SAR 6.17 USD 1.644
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SAR 1.79 USD 0.477
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.54
    PeruPeru SAR 5.91 USD 1.575
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SAR 2.33 USD 0.62
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.99
    PeruPeru SAR 18.86 PEN 16.9
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SAR 19.00 SAR 19
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.96
    PeruPeru SAR 219.31 PEN 199
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SAR 229.00 SAR 229
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store

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
+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.