Peru
Compared with Venezuela, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Venezuela = 1×
Overall verdict
Peru is about 7.70×
Venezuela.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Venezuela = 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
Venezuela
Venezuela = 1×
Peru is pricier →
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.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×411.00
Peru VES 556.86 USD 1.644
Venezuela VES 1.35 USD 0.004
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×45.00
Peru VES 533.49 USD 1.575
Venezuela VES 11.86 USD 0.035
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.70
Peru VES 63.00 USD 0.186
Venezuela VES 23.37 USD 0.069
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.24
Peru VES 1,704 PEN 16.9
Venezuela VES 1,370 VES 1,370
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
-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.