Guatemala
Compared with Singapore, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Singapore = 1×
Guatemala
vs
Singapore
Overall verdict
Guatemala is about 0.81× Singapore.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Singapore = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Singapore. 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 Singapore
Singapore = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Singapore
Singapore = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Guatemala, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.3× what it does in Singapore — but Diesel 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.
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.28Guatemala
S$0.38
USD 0.299Singapore
S$0.30
USD 0.233
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.74Guatemala
S$5.55
GTQ 33Singapore
S$7.45
SGD 7.45
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.61Guatemala
S$1.82
USD 1.407Singapore
S$3.01
USD 2.323
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.52Guatemala
S$1.82
USD 1.406Singapore
S$3.53
USD 2.722
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
+21%
in SGD
It rose 27% in local currency, but 21% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Guatemala's inflation.
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