VietnamVietnam

Peru

Compared with Vietnam, using real observed prices.

Baseline: VietnamVietnam = 1×

PeruPeru vs VietnamVietnam
Overall verdict

PeruPeru is about 1.87× VietnamVietnam.

Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data

The shape of prices (vs VietnamVietnam = 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 VietnamVietnam Vietnam = 1× PeruPeru is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×2.38
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.89
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.74
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×1.55

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.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.38
    PeruPeru ₫4,886 USD 0.186
    VietnamVietnam ₫2,049 USD 0.078
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.94
    PeruPeru ₫41,374 USD 1.575
    VietnamVietnam ₫21,330 USD 0.812
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.84
    PeruPeru ₫43,186 USD 1.644
    VietnamVietnam ₫23,511 USD 0.895
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.74
    PeruPeru ₫132,123 PEN 16.9
    VietnamVietnam ₫76,000 VND 76,000
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.55
    PeruPeru ₫1,535,568 PEN 199
    VietnamVietnam ₫990,000 VND 990,000
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store

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
+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.