Guatemala
Compared with Kuwait, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Kuwait = 1×
Guatemala
vs
Kuwait
Overall verdict
Guatemala is about 3.04× Kuwait.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Kuwait = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Kuwait. 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 Kuwait
Kuwait = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Kuwait
Kuwait = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Guatemala, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 7.5× what it does in Kuwait — 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 ×7.47Guatemala
KWD 0.09
USD 0.299Kuwait
KWD 0.01
USD 0.04
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×4.16Guatemala
KWD 0.43
USD 1.407Kuwait
KWD 0.10
USD 0.338
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×3.79Guatemala
KWD 0.43
USD 1.406Kuwait
KWD 0.11
USD 0.371
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.95Guatemala
KWD 1.33
GTQ 33Kuwait
KWD 1.40
KWD 1.4
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
+31%
in KWD
It rose 27% in local currency, but 31% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Guatemala's inflation.
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