Guatemala
Compared with Moldova, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Moldova = 1×
Guatemala
vs
Moldova
Overall verdict
Guatemala is about 1.14× Moldova.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Moldova = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Moldova. 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 Moldova
Moldova = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Moldova
Moldova = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Guatemala, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.7× what it does in Moldova — 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 ×1.67Guatemala
MDL 5.12
USD 0.299Moldova
MDL 3.06
USD 0.179
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.05Guatemala
MDL 73.66
GTQ 33Moldova
MDL 70.00
MDL 70
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.85Guatemala
MDL 24.06
USD 1.406Moldova
MDL 28.40
USD 1.66
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.84Guatemala
MDL 24.07
USD 1.407Moldova
MDL 28.80
USD 1.683
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 MDL
It rose 27% in local currency, but 22% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Guatemala's inflation.
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