Uruguay
Compared with Mexico, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Mexico = 1×
Uruguay
vs
Mexico
Overall verdict
Uruguay is about 1.56× Mexico.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Mexico = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Mexico. A bar running right means Uruguay 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×
Uruguay is pricier →
Mexico
Mexico = 1×
Uruguay is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Uruguay, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.3× what it does in Mexico — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.9×. 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 ×2.34Uruguay
MX$4.55
USD 0.255Mexico
MX$1.95
USD 0.109
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.42Uruguay
MX$154.81
UYU 339Mexico
MX$109.00
MXN 109
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.36Uruguay
MX$38.77
USD 2.211Mexico
MX$28.48
USD 1.624
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.95Uruguay
MX$25.65
USD 1.463Mexico
MX$27.11
USD 1.546
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+51%
in UYU
225 → 339
225 → 339
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+50%
in MXN
It rose 51% in local currency, but 50% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Uruguay's inflation.
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