Taiwan
Compared with Guatemala, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Guatemala = 1×
Taiwan
vs
Guatemala
Overall verdict
Taiwan is about 0.50× 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 Taiwan 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×
Taiwan is pricier →
Guatemala
Guatemala = 1×
Taiwan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Taiwan, Gasoline 1L costs 0.7× 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 ×0.69Taiwan
GTQ 7.42
USD 0.968Guatemala
GTQ 10.79
USD 1.407
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.63Taiwan
GTQ 6.82
USD 0.89Guatemala
GTQ 10.78
USD 1.406
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.57Taiwan
GTQ 18.94
TWD 78Guatemala
GTQ 33.00
GTQ 33
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.33Taiwan
GTQ 0.75
USD 0.098Guatemala
GTQ 2.29
USD 0.299
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+8%
in TWD
72 → 78
72 → 78
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-5%
in GTQ
It rose 8% in local currency, but -5% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Taiwan's inflation.
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