Mexico
Compared with Portugal, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Portugal = 1×
Overall verdict
Mexico is about 0.67×
Portugal.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Portugal = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Portugal. 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
Portugal
Portugal = 1×
Mexico is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Mexico, iPhone (base model, base storage) costs 1.0× what it does in Portugal — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. Calling this country simply "expensive" hides a gap this wide.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.02
Mexico €1,005 MXN 19,999
Portugal €989.00 EUR 989
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.84
Mexico €50.22 MXN 999
Portugal €59.99 EUR 59.99
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.72
Mexico €1.43 USD 1.624
Portugal €1.97 USD 2.248
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.69
Mexico €1.36 USD 1.546
Portugal €1.96 USD 2.235
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.46
Mexico €0.09 USD 0.109
Portugal €0.21 USD 0.239
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.24
Mexico €0.03 USD 0.036
Portugal €0.13 USD 0.15
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
+98%
in EUR
It rose 70% in local currency, but 98% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Mexico's inflation.