Saudi Arabia
Compared with Peru, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Peru = 1×
Overall verdict
Saudi Arabia is about 0.56×
Peru.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Peru = 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
Peru
Peru = 1×
Saudi Arabia is pricier →
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.
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.04
Saudi Arabia PEN 207.79 SAR 229
Peru PEN 199.00 PEN 199
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.01
Saudi Arabia PEN 17.02 SAR 19
Peru PEN 16.90 PEN 16.9
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.39
Saudi Arabia PEN 2.08 USD 0.62
Peru PEN 5.29 USD 1.575
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.29
Saudi Arabia PEN 1.60 USD 0.477
Peru PEN 5.52 USD 1.644
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.28
Saudi Arabia PEN 0.17 USD 0.052
Peru PEN 0.62 USD 0.186
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+36%
in SAR
14 → 19
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.