Canada
Compared with Mexico, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Mexico = 1×
Canada
vs
Mexico
Overall verdict
Canada is about 0.90× Mexico.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Mexico = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Mexico. A bar running right means Canada 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 Mexico
Mexico = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Mexico
Mexico = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Canada, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.1× what it does in Mexico — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.13Canada
MX$2.20
USD 0.123Mexico
MX$1.95
USD 0.109
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.00Canada
MX$27.00
USD 1.54Mexico
MX$27.11
USD 1.546
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.99Canada
MX$992.98
CAD 79.99Mexico
MX$999.00
MXN 999
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.94Canada
MX$0.61
USD 0.034Mexico
MX$0.64
USD 0.036
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.90Canada
MX$97.97
CAD 7.7Mexico
MX$109.00
MXN 109
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.88Canada
MX$25.00
USD 1.426Mexico
MX$28.48
USD 1.624
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.70Canada
MX$14,015
CAD 1,129Mexico
MX$19,999
MXN 19,999
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+14%
in CAD
6.77 → 7.7
6.77 → 7.7
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-8%
in MXN
It rose 14% in local currency, but -8% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Canada's inflation.
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