Singapore
Compared with Guatemala, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Guatemala = 1×
Overall verdict
Singapore is about 1.23×
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 Singapore 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×
Singapore is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Singapore, Diesel 1L costs 1.9× what it does in Guatemala — but Electricity 1kWh (household) 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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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.94
Singapore GTQ 20.87 USD 2.722
Guatemala GTQ 10.78 USD 1.406
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.65
Singapore GTQ 17.81 USD 2.323
Guatemala GTQ 10.79 USD 1.407
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.34
Singapore GTQ 44.32 SGD 7.45
Guatemala GTQ 33.00 GTQ 33
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.78
Singapore GTQ 1.79 USD 0.233
Guatemala GTQ 2.29 USD 0.299
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+26%
in SGD
5.9 → 7.45
5.9 → 7.45
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+33%
in GTQ
It rose 26% in local currency, but 33% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Singapore's inflation.