Guatemala
Compared with Jordan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Jordan = 1×
Guatemala
vs
Jordan
Overall verdict
Guatemala is about 1.56× Jordan.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Jordan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Jordan. 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 Jordan
Jordan = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Jordan
Jordan = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Guatemala, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 3.3× what it does in Jordan — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.8×. 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 ×3.32Guatemala
JOD 0.21
USD 0.299Jordan
JOD 0.06
USD 0.09
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.22Guatemala
JOD 3.05
GTQ 33Jordan
JOD 2.50
JOD 2.5
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.17Guatemala
JOD 1.00
USD 1.406Jordan
JOD 0.85
USD 1.199
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.76Guatemala
JOD 1.00
USD 1.407Jordan
JOD 1.31
USD 1.848
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
+28%
in JOD
It rose 27% in local currency, but 28% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Guatemala's inflation.
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