Mexico
Compared with Saudi Arabia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Saudi Arabia = 1×
Overall verdict
Mexico is about 1.51×
Saudi Arabia.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Saudi Arabia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Saudi Arabia. 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
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia = 1×
Mexico is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Mexico, Diesel 1L costs 3.2× what it does in Saudi Arabia — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 0.9×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×3.24
Mexico SAR 5.80 USD 1.546
Saudi Arabia SAR 1.79 USD 0.477
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.62
Mexico SAR 6.09 USD 1.624
Saudi Arabia SAR 2.33 USD 0.62
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.10
Mexico SAR 0.41 USD 0.109
Saudi Arabia SAR 0.20 USD 0.052
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.22
Mexico SAR 23.13 MXN 109
Saudi Arabia SAR 19.00 SAR 19
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.13
Mexico SAR 4,290 MXN 19,999
Saudi Arabia SAR 3,799 SAR 3,799
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.94
Mexico SAR 214.29 MXN 999
Saudi Arabia SAR 229.00 SAR 229
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
+94%
in SAR
It rose 70% in local currency, but 94% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Mexico's inflation.