Pricele #30: Apples (1 kg) in Mexico 🇲🇽
The puzzle for 30 July 2026 asked what a kilogram of apples costs in Mexico. Here is the answer and the context behind it.
The answer
Apples (1 kg) · Mexico
$3.04
52.71 MXN
About 46 minutes of the average local wage buys a kilogram of apples.
More expensive than 61% of the 32 countries in the game.
Source: Numbeo (crowd-sourced), retrieved 2026-08.
About apples
Apples separate the countries that grow them from the countries that fly them in. They need a temperate climate and cold storage, so in tropical and high-income import markets a kilogram can cost several times what it does in a producing country, which is why the top of this table looks nothing like the top of the others.
Where Mexico sits
Of the 32 countries priced for apples, Mexico ranks #13 from the top at $3.04, 1.1× the median of $2.84.
Mexico produces much of its own fresh food, keeping groceries cheap in dollar terms, but the peso has been comparatively strong in recent years, which lifts Mexican prices when converted. Fuel is taxed but has also been subject to periodic government caps. Food and medicines carry 0% IVA against a 16% standard rate, a true zero rate rather than an exemption, and one of the more far-reaching food carve-outs in the Americas. Between domestic production and a zero rate on groceries, the Mexican food column has very little in it beyond the cost of growing and moving the food itself.
| Nearby on the apples table | USD | Local | Work time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | $2.94 | 98.33 THB | 50 min |
| United Kingdom | $3.03 | 2.25 GBP | 10 min |
| Mexico | $3.04 | 52.71 MXN | 46 min |
| France | $3.19 | 2.77 EUR | 11 min |
| Ireland | $3.20 | 2.78 EUR | 10 min |
What else costs what in Mexico
| Item | USD | Local | Work time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mac | $6.17 | 109 MXN | 1.5 h |
| Coca-Cola (330ml can) | $1.04 | 18 MXN | 16 min |
| Cappuccino | $3.76 | 65.19 MXN | 56 min |
| Milk (1 litre) | $1.72 | 29.82 MXN | 26 min |
| Eggs (dozen) | $2.62 | 45.43 MXN | 39 min |
| Gasoline (1 litre) | $1.50 | 26.01 MXN | 23 min |
| Diesel (1 litre) | $1.57 | 26.86 MXN | 24 min |
| Electricity (100 kWh) | $12.20 | 208.9 MXN | 3.0 h |
| Natural gas (100 kWh) | $3.60 | 62.1 MXN | 54 min |
| Cigarettes (20-pack) | $4.28 | 79.98 MXN | 64 min |
| Beer (330ml) | $1.01 | 18.92 MXN | 15 min |
| Spirits (750ml bottle) | $4.09 | 76.33 MXN | 61 min |
| Mobile data (1 GB) | $2.03 | — | 30 min |
| A day's healthy diet | $2.57 | 49.51 MXN | 39 min |
Go deeper
See the full table for apples in every country or everything priced in Mexico.