GuatemalaGuatemala

India

Compared with Guatemala, using real observed prices.

Baseline: GuatemalaGuatemala = 1×

IndiaIndia vs GuatemalaGuatemala
Overall verdict

IndiaIndia is about 0.49× GuatemalaGuatemala.

Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs GuatemalaGuatemala = 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 GuatemalaGuatemala Guatemala = 1× IndiaIndia is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.76
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.58
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.26

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
    IndiaIndia GTQ 8.65 USD 1.128
    GuatemalaGuatemala GTQ 10.79 USD 1.407
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.72
    IndiaIndia GTQ 7.80 USD 1.018
    GuatemalaGuatemala GTQ 10.78 USD 1.406
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.58
    IndiaIndia GTQ 19.27 INR 227
    GuatemalaGuatemala GTQ 33.00 GTQ 33
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.26
    IndiaIndia GTQ 0.59 USD 0.077
    GuatemalaGuatemala GTQ 2.29 USD 0.299
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed India

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+19%
in INR
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.