Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Did it Feel More Expensive to Live in Mexico in 2023? Mexican Peso has Strongest Year in Three Decades

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – The Mexican peso, often dubbed the "excessive weight" by some, celebrated its best year in over three decades in 2023. Closing at 16.9540 units per dollar, the currency experienced a remarkable cumulative gain of 12.9%, marking its strongest annual performance since data collection began in 1989, according to information from Econ, a subsidiary of LSEG.

Added to record inflation, foreigners living on US Dollars in Mexico paid nearly 20% more to live in Mexico during 2023.

The unprecedented strength of the peso in 2023 left many analysts and experts astonished . . .

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