Guatemala
Compared with Hungary, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Hungary = 1×
Overall verdict
Guatemala is about 1.21×
Hungary.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Hungary = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Hungary. 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
Hungary
Hungary = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Guatemala, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.7× what it does in Hungary — but Diesel 1L 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 ×2.69
Guatemala HUF 98 USD 0.299
Hungary HUF 37 USD 0.111
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.86
Guatemala HUF 1,431 GTQ 33
Hungary HUF 1,660 HUF 1,660
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.77
Guatemala HUF 440 USD 1.407
Hungary HUF 575 USD 1.839
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.74
Guatemala HUF 440 USD 1.406
Hungary HUF 592 USD 1.893
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
+39%
in HUF
It rose 27% in local currency, but 39% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Guatemala's inflation.