Mexico
Compared with Russia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Russia = 1×
Overall verdict
Mexico is about 2.39×
Russia.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Russia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Russia. 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
Russia
Russia = 1×
Mexico is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Mexico, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 3.6× what it does in Russia — but Diesel 1L costs only 1.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.60
Mexico RUB 3.78 USD 0.036
Russia RUB 1.05 USD 0.01
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Big Mac 1 burger ×3.54
Mexico RUB 647.51 MXN 109
Russia RUB 135.00 RUB 135
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.76
Mexico RUB 170.52 USD 1.624
Russia RUB 97.13 USD 0.925
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.58
Mexico RUB 11.45 USD 0.109
Russia RUB 7.25 USD 0.069
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.49
Mexico RUB 162.33 USD 1.546
Russia RUB 108.88 USD 1.037
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
+173%
in RUB
It rose 70% in local currency, but 173% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Mexico's inflation.