Guatemala
Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Australia = 1×
Guatemala
vs
Australia
Overall verdict
Guatemala is about 0.97× Australia.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Australia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Australia. A bar running right means Guatemala 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 Australia
Australia = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Australia
Australia = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Guatemala, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.2× what it does in Australia — but Big Mac costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.15Guatemala
A$0.43
USD 0.299Australia
A$0.37
USD 0.259
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.14Guatemala
A$2.04
USD 1.407Australia
A$1.80
USD 1.239
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.99Guatemala
A$2.04
USD 1.406Australia
A$2.06
USD 1.421
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.76Guatemala
A$6.43
GTQ 33Australia
A$8.50
AUD 8.5
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+27%
in GTQ
26 → 33
26 → 33
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+40%
in AUD
It rose 27% in local currency, but 40% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Guatemala's inflation.
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