India
Compared with Guatemala, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Guatemala = 1×
Overall verdict
India is about 0.49×
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 India 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×
India is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In India, Gasoline 1L costs 0.8× what it does in Guatemala — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.80
India GTQ 8.65 USD 1.128
Guatemala GTQ 10.79 USD 1.407
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.72
India GTQ 7.80 USD 1.018
Guatemala GTQ 10.78 USD 1.406
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.58
India GTQ 19.27 INR 227
Guatemala GTQ 33.00 GTQ 33
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.26
India GTQ 0.59 USD 0.077
Guatemala GTQ 2.29 USD 0.299
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+19%
in INR
190 → 227
190 → 227
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-2%
in GTQ
It rose 19% in local currency, but -2% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not India's inflation.