Pricele #30: Apples (1 kg) in Mexico 🇲🇽
The puzzle for 30 July 2026 asked what one 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 one.
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.
| 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 |
Go deeper
See the full table for apples in every country or everything priced in Mexico.