PeruPeru

Qatar

Compared with Peru, using real observed prices.

Baseline: PeruPeru = 1×

QatarQatar vs PeruPeru
Overall verdict

QatarQatar is about 0.38× PeruPeru.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs PeruPeru = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Peru. A bar running right means Qatar 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 PeruPeru Peru = 1× QatarQatar is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.93
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.35
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.17

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

In Qatar, Big Mac costs 0.9× what it does in Peru — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.93
    QatarQatar PEN 15.69 QAR 17
    PeruPeru PEN 16.90 PEN 16.9
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.37
    QatarQatar PEN 1.94 USD 0.576
    PeruPeru PEN 5.29 USD 1.575
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.34
    QatarQatar PEN 1.89 USD 0.562
    PeruPeru PEN 5.52 USD 1.644
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.17
    QatarQatar PEN 0.11 USD 0.032
    PeruPeru PEN 0.62 USD 0.186
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Qatar

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+31%
in QAR
13 → 17
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+11%
in PEN

It rose 31% in local currency, but 11% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Qatar's inflation.