Canada
Compared with India, using real observed prices.
Baseline: India = 1×
Overall verdict
Canada is about 1.41×
India.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
India = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is India. A bar running right means Canada 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
India
India = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Canada, Big Mac costs 2.2× what it does in India — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×2.20
Canada ₹500.47 CAD 7.7
India ₹227.00 INR 227
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.83
Canada ₹5,488 CAD 79.99
India ₹2,999 INR 2,999
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.60
Canada ₹11.49 USD 0.123
India ₹7.19 USD 0.077
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.51
Canada ₹146.69 USD 1.54
India ₹96.96 USD 1.018
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.26
Canada ₹135.83 USD 1.426
India ₹107.44 USD 1.128
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.93
Canada ₹77,453 CAD 1,129
India ₹82,900 INR 82,900
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.71
Canada ₹3.18 USD 0.034
India ₹4.48 USD 0.048
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+14%
in CAD
6.77 → 7.7
6.77 → 7.7
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+26%
in INR
It rose 14% in local currency, but 26% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Canada's inflation.