Guatemala
Compared with Sri Lanka, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Sri Lanka = 1×
Overall verdict
Guatemala is about 1.24×
Sri Lanka.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Sri Lanka = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Sri Lanka. 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
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Guatemala, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.6× what it does in Sri Lanka — 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 ×2.62
Guatemala LKR 95.67 USD 0.299
Sri Lanka LKR 36.47 USD 0.114
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.99
Guatemala LKR 449.85 USD 1.406
Sri Lanka LKR 454.97 USD 1.422
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.96
Guatemala LKR 450.17 USD 1.407
Sri Lanka LKR 471.29 USD 1.473
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.76
Guatemala LKR 1,377 GTQ 33
Sri Lanka LKR 1,820 LKR 1,820
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
+106%
in LKR
It rose 27% in local currency, but 106% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Guatemala's inflation.