IsraelIsrael

Guatemala

Compared with Israel, using real observed prices.

Baseline: IsraelIsrael = 1×

GuatemalaGuatemala vs IsraelIsrael
Overall verdict

GuatemalaGuatemala is about 0.85× IsraelIsrael.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs IsraelIsrael = 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 IsraelIsrael Israel = 1× GuatemalaGuatemala is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×1.62
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.68
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.57

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.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.62
    GuatemalaGuatemala ILS 0.94 USD 0.299
    IsraelIsrael ILS 0.58 USD 0.185
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.68
    GuatemalaGuatemala ILS 13.53 GTQ 33
    IsraelIsrael ILS 20.00 ILS 20
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.58
    GuatemalaGuatemala ILS 4.19 USD 1.406
    IsraelIsrael ILS 7.17 USD 2.407
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.56
    GuatemalaGuatemala ILS 4.19 USD 1.407
    IsraelIsrael ILS 7.55 USD 2.535
    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
+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.