Taiwan
Compared with Mexico, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Mexico = 1×
Taiwan
vs
Mexico
Overall verdict
Taiwan is about 0.70× 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 Taiwan 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×
Taiwan is pricier →
Mexico
Mexico = 1×
Taiwan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Taiwan, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 1.2× what it does in Mexico — but Big Mac costs only 0.4×. 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 ×1.19Taiwan
MX$0.77
USD 0.043Mexico
MX$0.64
USD 0.036
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.90Taiwan
MX$1.75
USD 0.098Mexico
MX$1.95
USD 0.109
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.86Taiwan
MX$864.12
TWD 1,599Mexico
MX$999.00
MXN 999
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.81Taiwan
MX$16,158
TWD 29,900Mexico
MX$19,999
MXN 19,999
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.60Taiwan
MX$16.97
USD 0.968Mexico
MX$28.48
USD 1.624
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.58Taiwan
MX$15.61
USD 0.89Mexico
MX$27.11
USD 1.546
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.40Taiwan
MX$43.67
TWD 78Mexico
MX$109.00
MXN 109
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+8%
in TWD
72 → 78
72 → 78
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-16%
in MXN
It rose 8% in local currency, but -16% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Taiwan's inflation.
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