United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Peru

Compared with United Kingdom, using real observed prices.

Baseline: United KingdomUnited Kingdom = 1×

PeruPeru vs United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Overall verdict

PeruPeru is about 0.68× United KingdomUnited Kingdom.

Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data

The shape of prices (vs United KingdomUnited Kingdom = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is United Kingdom. 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 United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom = 1× PeruPeru is pricier →
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.88
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.75
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.71
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.46

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Peru, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 0.9× what it does in United Kingdom — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.88
    PeruPeru £43.90 PEN 199
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom £49.99 GBP 49.99
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.77
    PeruPeru £1.19 USD 1.575
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom £1.54 USD 2.037
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.74
    PeruPeru £1.24 USD 1.644
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom £1.69 USD 2.235
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.71
    PeruPeru £3.76 PEN 16.9
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom £5.29 GBP 5.29
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.46
    PeruPeru £0.14 USD 0.186
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom £0.30 USD 0.402
    Observed 2026-04-01 · 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
+57%
in GBP

It rose 31% in local currency, but 57% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Peru's inflation.