VenezuelaVenezuela

Peru

Compared with Venezuela, using real observed prices.

Baseline: VenezuelaVenezuela = 1×

PeruPeru vs VenezuelaVenezuela
Overall verdict

PeruPeru is about 7.70× VenezuelaVenezuela.

Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data

The shape of prices (vs VenezuelaVenezuela = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Venezuela. 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 VenezuelaVenezuela Venezuela = 1× PeruPeru is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×136.00
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×2.70
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.24

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

In Peru, Diesel 1L costs 411.0× what it does in Venezuela — but Big Mac costs only 1.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×411.00
    PeruPeru VES 556.86 USD 1.644
    VenezuelaVenezuela VES 1.35 USD 0.004
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×45.00
    PeruPeru VES 533.49 USD 1.575
    VenezuelaVenezuela VES 11.86 USD 0.035
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.70
    PeruPeru VES 63.00 USD 0.186
    VenezuelaVenezuela VES 23.37 USD 0.069
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.24
    PeruPeru VES 1,704 PEN 16.9
    VenezuelaVenezuela VES 1,370 VES 1,370
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index

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
-100%
in VES

It rose 31% in local currency, but -100% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Peru's inflation.