Mexico
Compared with Spain, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Spain = 1×
Overall verdict
Mexico is about 0.74×
Spain.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Spain = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Spain. 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
Spain
Spain = 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 Spain — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. 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 ×1.05
Mexico €1,005 MXN 19,999
Spain €959.00 EUR 959
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.88
Mexico €1.43 USD 1.624
Spain €1.62 USD 1.841
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.84
Mexico €50.22 MXN 999
Spain €59.99 EUR 59.99
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.81
Mexico €1.36 USD 1.546
Spain €1.68 USD 1.911
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.43
Mexico €0.09 USD 0.109
Spain €0.22 USD 0.255
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.36
Mexico €0.03 USD 0.036
Spain €0.09 USD 0.099
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.