Mexico: average price of items used for the altar setting on Día de Muertos 2022
The cost of setting up an altar for Día de Muertos in Mexico varies according to size and complexity. In 2022, Mexican households spent roughly 1,680 Mexican pesos to decorate the altar with flowers, fruit, candy, drinks, foods, candles, skulls, and many more items. The cost of a small floral arrangement, for example, amounted to about 20 pesos that year. Candles, which cost an average of 12 pesos, were also essential elements of Día de la Muerte altar offerings, placed in honor of the deceased.
Other elements, such as the traditional sweet bread pan de muerto, the colorful papel picado, and photographs of the deceased are also of great importance during this Mexican celebration.
