Guatemala
Compared with Switzerland, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Switzerland = 1×
Guatemala
vs
Switzerland
Overall verdict
Guatemala is about 0.61× Switzerland.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Switzerland = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Switzerland. 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 Switzerland
Switzerland = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Switzerland
Switzerland = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Guatemala, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 0.8× what it does in Switzerland — but Big Mac costs only 0.5×. 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 ×0.81Guatemala
CHF 0.24
USD 0.299Switzerland
CHF 0.29
USD 0.367
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.61Guatemala
CHF 1.14
USD 1.407Switzerland
CHF 1.87
USD 2.307
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.54Guatemala
CHF 1.14
USD 1.406Switzerland
CHF 2.09
USD 2.58
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.47Guatemala
CHF 3.46
GTQ 33Switzerland
CHF 7.30
CHF 7.3
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
+12%
in CHF
It rose 27% in local currency, but 12% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Guatemala's inflation.
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