Guatemala
Compared with Costa Rica, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Costa Rica = 1×
Guatemala
vs
Costa Rica
Overall verdict
Guatemala is about 1.04× Costa Rica.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Costa Rica = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Costa Rica. 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 Costa Rica
Costa Rica = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Costa Rica
Costa Rica = 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 Costa Rica — but Big Mac costs only 0.7×. 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 ×1.76Guatemala
CRC 148.01
USD 0.299Costa Rica
CRC 84.15
USD 0.17
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.93Guatemala
CRC 695.97
USD 1.406Costa Rica
CRC 745.96
USD 1.507
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.84Guatemala
CRC 696.47
USD 1.407Costa Rica
CRC 825.66
USD 1.668
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.71Guatemala
CRC 2,131
GTQ 33Costa Rica
CRC 2,990
CRC 2,990
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
+3%
in CRC
It rose 27% in local currency, but 3% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Guatemala's inflation.
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