Sweden
Compared with Mexico, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Mexico = 1×
Overall verdict
Sweden is about 1.43×
Mexico.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Mexico = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Mexico. A bar running right means Sweden 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×
Sweden is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Sweden, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 6.1× what it does in Mexico — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 1.0×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×6.11
Sweden MX$3.93 USD 0.22
Mexico MX$0.64 USD 0.036
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.23
Sweden MX$4.34 USD 0.243
Mexico MX$1.95 USD 0.109
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.30
Sweden MX$35.21 USD 2.008
Mexico MX$27.11 USD 1.546
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.19
Sweden MX$1,193 EUR 59.99
Mexico MX$999.00 MXN 999
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.18
Sweden MX$128.31 SEK 67
Mexico MX$109.00 MXN 109
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.03
Sweden MX$29.25 USD 1.668
Mexico MX$28.48 USD 1.624
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.99
Sweden MX$19,774 SEK 10,995
Mexico MX$19,999 MXN 19,999
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+24%
in SEK
54 → 67
54 → 67
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+3%
in MXN
It rose 24% in local currency, but 3% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Sweden's inflation.