PeruPeru

Saudi Arabia

Compared with Peru, using real observed prices.

Baseline: PeruPeru = 1×

Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia vs PeruPeru
Overall verdict

Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia is about 0.56× PeruPeru.

Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs PeruPeru = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Peru. A bar running right means Saudi Arabia 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× Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia is pricier →
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×1.04
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.01
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.34
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.28

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

In Saudi Arabia, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.0× what it does in Peru — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.04
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia PEN 207.79 SAR 229
    PeruPeru PEN 199.00 PEN 199
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.01
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia PEN 17.02 SAR 19
    PeruPeru PEN 16.90 PEN 16.9
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.39
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia PEN 2.08 USD 0.62
    PeruPeru PEN 5.29 USD 1.575
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.29
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia PEN 1.60 USD 0.477
    PeruPeru PEN 5.52 USD 1.644
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.28
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia PEN 0.17 USD 0.052
    PeruPeru PEN 0.62 USD 0.186
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Saudi Arabia

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+36%
in SAR
14 → 19
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+15%
in PEN

It rose 36% in local currency, but 15% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Saudi Arabia's inflation.