Peru
Compared with Vietnam, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Vietnam = 1×
Overall verdict
Peru is about 1.87×
Vietnam.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Vietnam = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Vietnam. 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
Vietnam
Vietnam = 1×
Peru is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Peru, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.4× what it does in Vietnam — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 1.6×. 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 ×2.38
Peru ₫4,886 USD 0.186
Vietnam ₫2,049 USD 0.078
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.94
Peru ₫41,374 USD 1.575
Vietnam ₫21,330 USD 0.812
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.84
Peru ₫43,186 USD 1.644
Vietnam ₫23,511 USD 0.895
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.74
Peru ₫132,123 PEN 16.9
Vietnam ₫76,000 VND 76,000
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.55
Peru ₫1,535,568 PEN 199
Vietnam ₫990,000 VND 990,000
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
+76%
in VND
It rose 31% in local currency, but 76% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Peru's inflation.