Oman
Compared with Mexico, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Mexico = 1×
Overall verdict
Oman is about 0.42×
Mexico.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Mexico = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Mexico. A bar running right means Oman 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
Mexico
Mexico = 1×
Oman is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Oman, Big Mac costs 0.6× what it does in Mexico — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.64
Oman MX$70.24 OMR 1.53
Mexico MX$109.00 MXN 109
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.43
Oman MX$11.77 USD 0.671
Mexico MX$27.11 USD 1.546
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.38
Oman MX$10.91 USD 0.622
Mexico MX$28.48 USD 1.624
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.28
Oman MX$0.54 USD 0.03
Mexico MX$1.95 USD 0.109
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+33%
in OMR
1.15 → 1.53
1.15 → 1.53
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+17%
in MXN
It rose 33% in local currency, but 17% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Oman's inflation.