China
Compared with India, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
India = 1×
China
vs
India
Overall verdict
China is about 1.18× 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 China 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×
China is pricier →
India
India = 1×
China is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In China, Big Mac costs 1.5× what it does in India — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 1.0×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.46China
₹330.69
CNY 25.5India
₹227.00
INR 227
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.41China
₹4,243
CNY 298India
₹2,999
INR 2,999
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.06China
₹4.76
USD 0.051India
₹4.48
USD 0.048
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.05China
₹112.30
USD 1.179India
₹107.44
USD 1.128
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.03China
₹85,408
CNY 5,999India
₹82,900
INR 82,900
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.03China
₹99.54
USD 1.045India
₹96.96
USD 1.018
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.99China
₹7.10
USD 0.076India
₹7.19
USD 0.077
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+14%
in CNY
22.4 → 25.5
22.4 → 25.5
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+28%
in INR
It rose 14% in local currency, but 28% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not China's inflation.
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