Guatemala
Compared with Russia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Russia = 1×
Overall verdict
Guatemala is about 2.49×
Russia.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Russia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Russia. 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
Russia
Russia = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Guatemala, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 4.3× what it does in Russia — but Diesel 1L costs only 1.4×. 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 ×4.33
Guatemala RUB 31.40 USD 0.299
Russia RUB 7.25 USD 0.069
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Big Mac 1 burger ×2.47
Guatemala RUB 452.01 GTQ 33
Russia RUB 135.00 RUB 135
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.52
Guatemala RUB 147.74 USD 1.407
Russia RUB 97.13 USD 0.925
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.36
Guatemala RUB 147.63 USD 1.406
Russia RUB 108.88 USD 1.037
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
+81%
in RUB
It rose 27% in local currency, but 81% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Guatemala's inflation.