Peru
Compared with Sri Lanka, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Sri Lanka = 1×
Overall verdict
Peru is about 1.17×
Sri Lanka.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Sri Lanka = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Sri Lanka. 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
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka = 1×
Peru is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Peru, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.6× what it does in Sri Lanka — but Big Mac costs only 0.9×. 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 ×1.63
Peru LKR 59.51 USD 0.186
Sri Lanka LKR 36.47 USD 0.114
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.16
Peru LKR 526.00 USD 1.644
Sri Lanka LKR 454.97 USD 1.422
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.07
Peru LKR 503.92 USD 1.575
Sri Lanka LKR 471.29 USD 1.473
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.88
Peru LKR 1,609 PEN 16.9
Sri Lanka LKR 1,820 LKR 1,820
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
+147%
in LKR
It rose 31% in local currency, but 147% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Peru's inflation.