United Arab Emirates

Compared with Mexico, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Mexico = 1×

United Arab Emirates vs

Mexico

Overall verdict

United Arab Emirates is about 0.80× 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 United Arab Emirates 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×

United Arab Emirates is pricier →

🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.09
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.84
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.81
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×0.73
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.59

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In United Arab Emirates, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.1× what it does in Mexico — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.09

United Arab Emirates MX$1,090 AED 229

Mexico MX$999.00 MXN 999

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.84

United Arab Emirates MX$91.43 AED 19

Mexico MX$109.00 MXN 109

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.81

United Arab Emirates MX$16,180 AED 3,399

Mexico MX$19,999 MXN 19,999

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.73

United Arab Emirates MX$1.43 USD 0.08

Mexico MX$1.95 USD 0.109

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.63

United Arab Emirates MX$17.18 USD 0.98

Mexico MX$27.11 USD 1.546

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.55

United Arab Emirates MX$15.71 USD 0.896

Mexico MX$28.48 USD 1.624

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com