Guatemala
Compared with Israel, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Israel = 1×
Overall verdict
Guatemala is about 0.85×
Israel.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Israel = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Israel. 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
Israel
Israel = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Guatemala, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.6× what it does in Israel — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.6×. 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 ×1.62
Guatemala ILS 0.94 USD 0.299
Israel ILS 0.58 USD 0.185
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.68
Guatemala ILS 13.53 GTQ 33
Israel ILS 20.00 ILS 20
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.58
Guatemala ILS 4.19 USD 1.406
Israel ILS 7.17 USD 2.407
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.56
Guatemala ILS 4.19 USD 1.407
Israel ILS 7.55 USD 2.535
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
+22%
in ILS
It rose 27% in local currency, but 22% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Guatemala's inflation.