Guatemala
Compared with Lebanon, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Lebanon = 1×
Guatemala
vs
Lebanon
Overall verdict
Guatemala is about 1.00× Lebanon.
Average across 2 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Lebanon = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Lebanon. 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 Lebanon
Lebanon = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Lebanon
Lebanon = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Guatemala, Diesel 1L costs 1.3× what it does in Lebanon — but Big Mac costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.32Guatemala
LBP 125,907
USD 1.406Lebanon
LBP 95,371
USD 1.065
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.18Guatemala
LBP 125,997
USD 1.407Lebanon
LBP 106,654
USD 1.191
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.80Guatemala
LBP 385,503
GTQ 33Lebanon
LBP 480,000
LBP 480,000
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
+422%
in LBP
It rose 27% in local currency, but 422% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Guatemala's inflation.
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