Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia

Guatemala

Compared with Saudi Arabia, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia = 1×

GuatemalaGuatemala vs Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
Overall verdict

GuatemalaGuatemala is about 2.33× Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Saudi Arabia. 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 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia = 1× GuatemalaGuatemala is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×5.75
  • Transport 2 items
    ×2.59
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.85

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Guatemala, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 5.8× what it does in Saudi Arabia — 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.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×5.75
    GuatemalaGuatemala SAR 1.12 USD 0.299
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SAR 0.20 USD 0.052
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.95
    GuatemalaGuatemala SAR 5.27 USD 1.406
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SAR 1.79 USD 0.477
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.27
    GuatemalaGuatemala SAR 5.28 USD 1.407
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SAR 2.33 USD 0.62
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.85
    GuatemalaGuatemala SAR 16.14 GTQ 33
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SAR 19.00 SAR 19
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index

See what really changed Guatemala

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+27%
in GTQ
26 → 33
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+28%
in SAR

It rose 27% in local currency, but 28% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Guatemala's inflation.