Guatemala
Compared with Netherlands, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Netherlands = 1×
Overall verdict
Guatemala is about 0.76×
Netherlands.
Average across 2 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Netherlands = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Netherlands. 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
Netherlands
Netherlands = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Guatemala, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.0× what it does in Netherlands — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.5×. 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 ×1.05
Guatemala €0.26 USD 0.299
Netherlands €0.25 USD 0.286
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.57
Guatemala €1.24 USD 1.406
Netherlands €2.18 USD 2.48
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.53
Guatemala €1.24 USD 1.407
Netherlands €2.32 USD 2.638
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 EUR
It rose 27% in local currency, but 31% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Guatemala's inflation.