Switzerland
Compared with Mexico, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Mexico = 1×
Overall verdict
Switzerland is about 1.57×
Mexico.
Average across 5 categories, 8 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Mexico = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Mexico. A bar running right means Switzerland 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×
Switzerland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Switzerland, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 5.0× what it does in Mexico — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 0.9×. 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 ×5.03
Switzerland MX$3.23 USD 0.181
Mexico MX$0.64 USD 0.036
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.37
Switzerland MX$6.55 USD 0.367
Mexico MX$1.95 USD 0.109
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.67
Switzerland MX$45.24 USD 2.58
Mexico MX$27.11 USD 1.546
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.47
Switzerland MX$160.57 CHF 7.3
Mexico MX$109.00 MXN 109
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.42
Switzerland MX$40.45 USD 2.307
Mexico MX$28.48 USD 1.624
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.20
Switzerland MX$1,197 CHF 55.99
Mexico MX$999.00 MXN 999
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.85
Switzerland MX$17,081 CHF 799
Mexico MX$19,999 MXN 19,999
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+12%
in CHF
6.5 → 7.3
6.5 → 7.3
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+13%
in MXN
It rose 12% in local currency, but 13% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Switzerland's inflation.