AustraliaAustralia

Mexico

Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.

Baseline: AustraliaAustralia = 1×

MexicoMexico vs AustraliaAustralia
Overall verdict

MexicoMexico is about 0.88× AustraliaAustralia.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs AustraliaAustralia = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Australia. A bar running right means Mexico 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 AustraliaAustralia Australia = 1× MexicoMexico is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.19
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×1.17
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.08
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.91
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×0.37

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

In Mexico, Gasoline 1L costs 1.3× what it does in Australia — but Natural gas 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 ×1.31
    MexicoMexico A$2.36 USD 1.624
    AustraliaAustralia A$1.80 USD 1.239
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.17
    MexicoMexico A$1,639 MXN 19,999
    AustraliaAustralia A$1,399 AUD 1,399
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.09
    MexicoMexico A$2.24 USD 1.546
    AustraliaAustralia A$2.06 USD 1.421
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.08
    MexicoMexico A$9.20 MXN 109
    AustraliaAustralia A$8.50 AUD 8.5
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.91
    MexicoMexico A$81.86 MXN 999
    AustraliaAustralia A$89.95 AUD 89.95
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.42
    MexicoMexico A$0.16 USD 0.109
    AustraliaAustralia A$0.37 USD 0.259
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.33
    MexicoMexico A$0.05 USD 0.036
    AustraliaAustralia A$0.16 USD 0.108
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Mexico

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+70%
in MXN
64 → 109
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+112%
in AUD

It rose 70% in local currency, but 112% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Mexico's inflation.