GuatemalaGuatemala

Singapore

Compared with Guatemala, using real observed prices.

Baseline: GuatemalaGuatemala = 1×

SingaporeSingapore vs GuatemalaGuatemala
Overall verdict

SingaporeSingapore is about 1.23× 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 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 GuatemalaGuatemala Guatemala = 1× SingaporeSingapore is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.79
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.34
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.78

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.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.94
    SingaporeSingapore GTQ 20.87 USD 2.722
    GuatemalaGuatemala GTQ 10.78 USD 1.406
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.65
    SingaporeSingapore GTQ 17.81 USD 2.323
    GuatemalaGuatemala GTQ 10.79 USD 1.407
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.34
    SingaporeSingapore GTQ 44.32 SGD 7.45
    GuatemalaGuatemala GTQ 33.00 GTQ 33
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.78
    SingaporeSingapore GTQ 1.79 USD 0.233
    GuatemalaGuatemala GTQ 2.29 USD 0.299
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Singapore

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+26%
in SGD
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.