Mexico
Compared with Brazil, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Brazil = 1×
Overall verdict
Mexico is about 0.91×
Brazil.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Brazil = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Brazil. 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
Brazil
Brazil = 1×
Mexico is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Mexico, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.5× what it does in Brazil — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.45
Mexico R$290.25 MXN 999
Brazil R$199.90 BRL 199.9
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.39
Mexico R$33.12 MXN 109
Brazil R$23.90 BRL 23.9
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.26
Mexico R$8.42 USD 1.624
Brazil R$6.68 USD 1.288
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.20
Mexico R$8.02 USD 1.546
Brazil R$6.70 USD 1.292
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.73
Mexico R$5,811 MXN 19,999
Brazil R$7,999 BRL 7,999
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.66
Mexico R$0.56 USD 0.109
Brazil R$0.85 USD 0.164
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.17
Mexico R$0.19 USD 0.036
Brazil R$1.06 USD 0.206
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+70%
in MXN
64 → 109
64 → 109
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+99%
in BRL
It rose 70% in local currency, but 99% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Mexico's inflation.