Thailand
Compared with Mexico, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Mexico = 1×
Thailand
vs
Mexico
Overall verdict
Thailand 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 Thailand 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×
Thailand is pricier →
Mexico
Mexico = 1×
Thailand is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Thailand, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.2× what it does in Mexico — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.7×. 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 ×1.17Thailand
MX$2.27
USD 0.127Mexico
MX$1.95
USD 0.109
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.93Thailand
MX$933.23
THB 1,799Mexico
MX$999.00
MXN 999
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.82Thailand
MX$23.39
USD 1.334Mexico
MX$28.48
USD 1.624
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.78Thailand
MX$15,511
THB 29,900Mexico
MX$19,999
MXN 19,999
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.70Thailand
MX$76.01
THB 135Mexico
MX$109.00
MXN 109
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.67Thailand
MX$18.17
USD 1.036Mexico
MX$27.11
USD 1.546
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+5%
in THB
128 → 135
128 → 135
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-3%
in MXN
It rose 5% in local currency, but -3% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Thailand's inflation.
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