Guatemala
Compared with Brazil, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Brazil = 1×
Guatemala
vs
Brazil
Overall verdict
Guatemala is about 1.24× Brazil.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Brazil = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Brazil. 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 Brazil
Brazil = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Brazil
Brazil = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Guatemala, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.8× what it does in Brazil — but Big Mac costs only 1.0×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.82Guatemala
R$1.54
USD 0.299Brazil
R$0.85
USD 0.164
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.09Guatemala
R$7.30
USD 1.407Brazil
R$6.68
USD 1.288
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.09Guatemala
R$7.29
USD 1.406Brazil
R$6.70
USD 1.292
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.97Guatemala
R$23.12
GTQ 33Brazil
R$23.90
BRL 23.9
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
+31%
in BRL
It rose 27% in local currency, but 31% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Guatemala's inflation.
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