Philippines
Compared with Mexico, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Mexico = 1×
Philippines
vs
Mexico
Overall verdict
Philippines is about 0.85× Mexico.
Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Mexico = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Mexico. A bar running right means Philippines 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×
Philippines is pricier →
Mexico
Mexico = 1×
Philippines is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Philippines, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.9× what it does in Mexico — but Big Mac costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.92Philippines
MX$3.73
USD 0.209Mexico
MX$1.95
USD 0.109
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.82Philippines
MX$16,396
PHP 57,990Mexico
MX$19,999
MXN 19,999
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.82Philippines
MX$22.11
USD 1.261Mexico
MX$27.11
USD 1.546
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.81Philippines
MX$23.18
USD 1.322Mexico
MX$28.48
USD 1.624
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.74Philippines
MX$734.82
PHP 2,599Mexico
MX$999.00
MXN 999
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.46Philippines
MX$50.23
PHP 169Mexico
MX$109.00
MXN 109
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+19%
in PHP
142 → 169
142 → 169
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-12%
in MXN
It rose 19% in local currency, but -12% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Philippines's inflation.
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