Guatemala
Compared with South Africa, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
South Africa = 1×
Guatemala
vs
South Africa
Overall verdict
Guatemala is about 1.17× South Africa.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs South Africa = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is South Africa. 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 South Africa
South Africa = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
South Africa
South Africa = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Guatemala, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.4× what it does in South Africa — but Diesel 1L 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 ×1.43Guatemala
ZAR 5.02
USD 0.299South Africa
ZAR 3.51
USD 0.209
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.28Guatemala
ZAR 70.38
GTQ 33South Africa
ZAR 54.90
ZAR 54.9
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.90Guatemala
ZAR 23.12
USD 1.407South Africa
ZAR 25.62
USD 1.559
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.84Guatemala
ZAR 23.11
USD 1.406South Africa
ZAR 27.44
USD 1.67
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
+43%
in ZAR
It rose 27% in local currency, but 43% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Guatemala's inflation.
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