Mexico
Compared with Colombia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Colombia = 1×
Mexico
vs
Colombia
Overall verdict
Mexico is about 0.90× Colombia.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Colombia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Colombia. 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 Colombia
Colombia = 1×
Mexico is pricier →
Colombia
Colombia = 1×
Mexico is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Mexico, Diesel 1L costs 1.7× what it does in Colombia — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.69Mexico
COP 5,700
USD 1.546Colombia
COP 3,373
USD 0.915
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.26Mexico
COP 5,987
USD 1.624Colombia
COP 4,737
USD 1.285
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.99Mexico
COP 22,735
MXN 109Colombia
COP 22,900
COP 22,900
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.92Mexico
COP 183,598
MXN 999Colombia
COP 199,000
COP 199,000
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.53Mexico
COP 402
USD 0.109Colombia
COP 763
USD 0.207
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.46Mexico
COP 133
USD 0.036Colombia
COP 291
USD 0.079
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
+86%
in COP
It rose 70% in local currency, but 86% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Mexico's inflation.
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