Russia
Compared with Mexico, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Mexico = 1×
Overall verdict
Russia is about 0.42×
Mexico.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Mexico = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Mexico. A bar running right means Russia 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×
Russia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Russia, Diesel 1L costs 0.7× what it does in Mexico — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. 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 ×0.67
Russia MX$18.18 USD 1.037
Mexico MX$27.11 USD 1.546
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.63
Russia MX$1.23 USD 0.069
Mexico MX$1.95 USD 0.109
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.57
Russia MX$16.22 USD 0.925
Mexico MX$28.48 USD 1.624
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.28
Russia MX$36.01 RUB 135
Mexico MX$109.00 MXN 109
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.28
Russia MX$0.18 USD 0.01
Mexico MX$0.64 USD 0.036
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2017 → 2022At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
-1%
in RUB
137 → 135
137 → 135
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-11%
in MXN
It rose -1% in local currency, but -11% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.