Guatemala
Compared with Nicaragua, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Nicaragua = 1×
Guatemala
vs
Nicaragua
Overall verdict
Guatemala is about 1.20× Nicaragua.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Nicaragua = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Nicaragua. 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 Nicaragua
Nicaragua = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Nicaragua
Nicaragua = 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 Nicaragua — 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 ×1.70Guatemala
NIO 10.95
USD 0.299Nicaragua
NIO 6.45
USD 0.176
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.19Guatemala
NIO 51.49
USD 1.406Nicaragua
NIO 43.18
USD 1.179
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.05Guatemala
NIO 51.53
USD 1.407Nicaragua
NIO 48.97
USD 1.337
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.91Guatemala
NIO 157.66
GTQ 33Nicaragua
NIO 174.00
NIO 174
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
+33%
in NIO
It rose 27% in local currency, but 33% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Guatemala's inflation.
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