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Mexico

Compared with Qatar, using real observed prices.

Baseline: QatarQatar = 1×

MexicoMexico vs QatarQatar
Overall verdict

MexicoMexico is about 2.32× QatarQatar.

Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs QatarQatar = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Qatar. 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 QatarQatar Qatar = 1× MexicoMexico is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×3.41
  • Transport 2 items
    ×2.78
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.32

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

In Mexico, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 3.4× what it does in Qatar — 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.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.41
    MexicoMexico QAR 0.40 USD 0.109
    QatarQatar QAR 0.12 USD 0.032
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.82
    MexicoMexico QAR 5.91 USD 1.624
    QatarQatar QAR 2.10 USD 0.576
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.75
    MexicoMexico QAR 5.63 USD 1.546
    QatarQatar QAR 2.05 USD 0.562
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.32
    MexicoMexico QAR 22.45 MXN 109
    QatarQatar QAR 17.00 QAR 17
    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 QAR

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