Hungary
Compared with Guatemala, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Guatemala = 1×
Overall verdict
Hungary is about 0.83×
Guatemala.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Guatemala = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Guatemala. A bar running right means Hungary 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
Guatemala
Guatemala = 1×
Hungary is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Hungary, Diesel 1L costs 1.3× what it does in Guatemala — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.35
Hungary GTQ 14.51 USD 1.893
Guatemala GTQ 10.78 USD 1.406
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.31
Hungary GTQ 14.10 USD 1.839
Guatemala GTQ 10.79 USD 1.407
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.16
Hungary GTQ 38.29 HUF 1,660
Guatemala GTQ 33.00 GTQ 33
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.37
Hungary GTQ 0.85 USD 0.111
Guatemala GTQ 2.29 USD 0.299
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+83%
in HUF
908 → 1660
908 → 1660
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+66%
in GTQ
It rose 83% in local currency, but 66% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Hungary's inflation.