Russia
Compared with Guatemala, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Guatemala = 1×
Overall verdict
Russia is about 0.40×
Guatemala.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Guatemala = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Guatemala. A bar running right means Russia 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×
Russia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Russia, Diesel 1L costs 0.7× what it does in Guatemala — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.74
Russia GTQ 7.95 USD 1.037
Guatemala GTQ 10.78 USD 1.406
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.66
Russia GTQ 7.09 USD 0.925
Guatemala GTQ 10.79 USD 1.407
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.41
Russia GTQ 13.41 RUB 135
Guatemala GTQ 33.00 GTQ 33
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.23
Russia GTQ 0.53 USD 0.069
Guatemala GTQ 2.29 USD 0.299
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2017 → 2022At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
-1%
in RUB
137 → 135
137 → 135
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-21%
in GTQ
It rose -1% in local currency, but -21% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.