Guatemala
Compared with Honduras, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Honduras = 1×
Overall verdict
Guatemala is about 1.08×
Honduras.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Honduras = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Honduras. 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
Honduras
Honduras = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Guatemala, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.3× what it does in Honduras — but Big Mac costs only 0.9×. 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 ×1.29
Guatemala HNL 7.92 USD 0.299
Honduras HNL 6.12 USD 0.231
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.20
Guatemala HNL 37.23 USD 1.406
Honduras HNL 31.11 USD 1.175
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.09
Guatemala HNL 37.26 USD 1.407
Honduras HNL 34.05 USD 1.286
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.85
Guatemala HNL 113.99 GTQ 33
Honduras HNL 134.00 HNL 134
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
+43%
in HNL
It rose 27% in local currency, but 43% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Guatemala's inflation.