Guatemala
Compared with Thailand, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Thailand = 1×
Guatemala
vs
Thailand
Overall verdict
Guatemala is about 1.41× Thailand.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Thailand = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Thailand. 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 Thailand
Thailand = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Thailand
Thailand = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Guatemala, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.4× what it does in Thailand — but Big Mac costs only 1.0×. 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 ×2.35Guatemala
฿9.72
USD 0.299Thailand
฿4.13
USD 0.127
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.36Guatemala
฿46.94
USD 1.406Thailand
฿34.59
USD 1.036
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.05Guatemala
฿46.97
USD 1.407Thailand
฿44.54
USD 1.334
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.00Guatemala
฿135.15
GTQ 33Thailand
฿135.00
THB 135
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
+23%
in THB
It rose 27% in local currency, but 23% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Guatemala's inflation.
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