United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates

Mexico

Compared with United Arab Emirates, using real observed prices.

Baseline: United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates = 1×

MexicoMexico vs United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
Overall verdict

MexicoMexico is about 1.25× United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is United Arab Emirates. 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 United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates = 1× MexicoMexico is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.69
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×1.36
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×1.24
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.19
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.92

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

In Mexico, Gasoline 1L costs 1.8× what it does in United Arab Emirates — 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.

  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.81
    MexicoMexico AED 5.96 USD 1.624
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates AED 3.29 USD 0.896
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.58
    MexicoMexico AED 5.68 USD 1.546
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates AED 3.60 USD 0.98
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.36
    MexicoMexico AED 0.40 USD 0.109
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates AED 0.29 USD 0.08
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.24
    MexicoMexico AED 4,201 MXN 19,999
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates AED 3,399 AED 3,399
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.19
    MexicoMexico AED 22.65 MXN 109
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates AED 19.00 AED 19
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.92
    MexicoMexico AED 209.86 MXN 999
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates AED 229.00 AED 229
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store

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 AED

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