Mexico
Compared with Chile, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Chile = 1×
Overall verdict
Mexico is about 0.92×
Chile.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Chile = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Chile. 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
Chile
Chile = 1×
Mexico is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Mexico, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.3× what it does in Chile — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. 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 ×1.35
Mexico CLP 53,925 MXN 999
Chile CLP 39,999 CLP 39,999
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.15
Mexico CLP 1,366 USD 1.546
Chile CLP 1,183 USD 1.339
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.14
Mexico CLP 5,450 MXN 109
Chile CLP 4,790 CLP 4,790
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.08
Mexico CLP 1,079,533 MXN 19,999
Chile CLP 999,990 CLP 999,990
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.03
Mexico CLP 1,435 USD 1.624
Chile CLP 1,391 USD 1.574
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.48
Mexico CLP 96 USD 0.109
Chile CLP 202 USD 0.228
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.28
Mexico CLP 32 USD 0.036
Chile CLP 114 USD 0.129
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
+126%
in CLP
It rose 70% in local currency, but 126% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Mexico's inflation.