Canada
Compared with Guatemala, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Guatemala = 1×
Canada
vs
Guatemala
Overall verdict
Canada is about 0.82× Guatemala.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Guatemala = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Guatemala. A bar running right means Canada 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 Guatemala
Guatemala = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Guatemala
Guatemala = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Canada, Big Mac costs 1.3× what it does in Guatemala — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.29Canada
GTQ 42.49
CAD 7.7Guatemala
GTQ 33.00
GTQ 33
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.10Canada
GTQ 11.81
USD 1.54Guatemala
GTQ 10.78
USD 1.406
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.01Canada
GTQ 10.93
USD 1.426Guatemala
GTQ 10.79
USD 1.407
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.41Canada
GTQ 0.94
USD 0.123Guatemala
GTQ 2.29
USD 0.299
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+14%
in CAD
6.77 → 7.7
6.77 → 7.7
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+3%
in GTQ
It rose 14% in local currency, but 3% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Canada's inflation.
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