China
Compared with Mexico, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Mexico = 1×
China
vs
Mexico
Overall verdict
China is about 0.76× 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 China 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×
China is pricier →
Mexico
Mexico = 1×
China is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In China, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 1.4× what it does in Mexico — but Big Mac costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.42China
MX$0.91
USD 0.051Mexico
MX$0.64
USD 0.036
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.77China
MX$15,455
CNY 5,999Mexico
MX$19,999
MXN 19,999
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.77China
MX$767.70
CNY 298Mexico
MX$999.00
MXN 999
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.73China
MX$20.67
USD 1.179Mexico
MX$28.48
USD 1.624
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.70China
MX$1.36
USD 0.076Mexico
MX$1.95
USD 0.109
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.68China
MX$18.32
USD 1.045Mexico
MX$27.11
USD 1.546
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.59China
MX$64.73
CNY 25.5Mexico
MX$109.00
MXN 109
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+14%
in CNY
22.4 → 25.5
22.4 → 25.5
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-7%
in MXN
It rose 14% in local currency, but -7% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not China's inflation.
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