Guatemala
Compared with Saudi Arabia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Saudi Arabia = 1×
Overall verdict
Guatemala is about 2.33×
Saudi Arabia.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Saudi 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 Arabia
Saudi Arabia = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
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.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×5.75
Guatemala SAR 1.12 USD 0.299
Saudi Arabia SAR 0.20 USD 0.052
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.95
Guatemala SAR 5.27 USD 1.406
Saudi Arabia SAR 1.79 USD 0.477
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.27
Guatemala SAR 5.28 USD 1.407
Saudi Arabia SAR 2.33 USD 0.62
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.85
Guatemala SAR 16.14 GTQ 33
Saudi Arabia SAR 19.00 SAR 19
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
+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.