GuatemalaGuatemala

United Arab Emirates

Compared with Guatemala, using real observed prices.

Baseline: GuatemalaGuatemala = 1×

United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates vs GuatemalaGuatemala
Overall verdict

United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates is about 0.60× GuatemalaGuatemala.

Average across 3 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs GuatemalaGuatemala = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Guatemala. A bar running right means United Arab Emirates 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× United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.20
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.67
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.27

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In United Arab Emirates, Big Mac costs 1.2× what it does in Guatemala — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.20
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates GTQ 39.65 AED 19
    GuatemalaGuatemala GTQ 33.00 GTQ 33
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.70
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates GTQ 7.51 USD 0.98
    GuatemalaGuatemala GTQ 10.78 USD 1.406
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.64
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates GTQ 6.87 USD 0.896
    GuatemalaGuatemala GTQ 10.79 USD 1.407
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.27
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates GTQ 0.61 USD 0.08
    GuatemalaGuatemala GTQ 2.29 USD 0.299
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed United Arab Emirates

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+29%
in AED
14.75 → 19
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+28%
in GTQ

It rose 29% in local currency, but 28% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not United Arab Emirates's inflation.