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Guatemala

Compared with Denmark, using real observed prices.

Baseline: DenmarkDenmark = 1×

GuatemalaGuatemala vs DenmarkDenmark
Overall verdict

GuatemalaGuatemala is about 0.64× DenmarkDenmark.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs DenmarkDenmark = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Denmark. 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 DenmarkDenmark Denmark = 1× GuatemalaGuatemala is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.84
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.60
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.51

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Guatemala, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 0.8× what it does in Denmark — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.5×. 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 ×0.84
    GuatemalaGuatemala DKK 1.93 USD 0.299
    DenmarkDenmark DKK 2.29 USD 0.355
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.60
    GuatemalaGuatemala DKK 27.72 GTQ 33
    DenmarkDenmark DKK 46.00 DKK 46
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.52
    GuatemalaGuatemala DKK 9.24 USD 1.407
    DenmarkDenmark DKK 17.91 USD 2.728
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.51
    GuatemalaGuatemala DKK 9.23 USD 1.406
    DenmarkDenmark DKK 18.11 USD 2.758
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Guatemala

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+27%
in GTQ
26 → 33
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+31%
in DKK

It rose 27% in local currency, but 31% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Guatemala's inflation.