Guatemala
Compared with United Arab Emirates, using real observed prices.
Baseline: United Arab Emirates = 1×
Overall verdict
Guatemala is about 1.67×
United Arab Emirates.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
United Arab Emirates = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is United Arab Emirates. 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
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates = 1×
Guatemala is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Guatemala, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 3.7× what it does in United Arab Emirates — 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 ×3.74
Guatemala AED 1.10 USD 0.299
United Arab Emirates AED 0.29 USD 0.08
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.57
Guatemala AED 5.17 USD 1.407
United Arab Emirates AED 3.29 USD 0.896
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.43
Guatemala AED 5.16 USD 1.406
United Arab Emirates AED 3.60 USD 0.98
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.83
Guatemala AED 15.81 GTQ 33
United Arab Emirates AED 19.00 AED 19
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
+28%
in AED
It rose 27% in local currency, but 28% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Guatemala's inflation.