BahrainBahrain

Mexico

Compared with Bahrain, using real observed prices.

Baseline: BahrainBahrain = 1×

MexicoMexico vs BahrainBahrain
Overall verdict

MexicoMexico is about 2.01× BahrainBahrain.

Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs BahrainBahrain = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Bahrain. 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 BahrainBahrain Bahrain = 1× MexicoMexico is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×2.51
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×2.51
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.29

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

In Mexico, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 2.8× what it does in Bahrain — but Big Mac costs only 1.3×. 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 ×2.77
    MexicoMexico BHD 0.01 USD 0.036
    BahrainBahrain BHD 0.00 USD 0.013
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.55
    MexicoMexico BHD 0.58 USD 1.546
    BahrainBahrain BHD 0.23 USD 0.607
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.48
    MexicoMexico BHD 0.61 USD 1.624
    BahrainBahrain BHD 0.25 USD 0.655
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.27
    MexicoMexico BHD 0.04 USD 0.109
    BahrainBahrain BHD 0.02 USD 0.048
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.29
    MexicoMexico BHD 2.32 MXN 109
    BahrainBahrain BHD 1.80 BHD 1.8
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index

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
+94%
in BHD

It rose 70% in local currency, but 94% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Mexico's inflation.