India
Compared with Argentina, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Argentina = 1×
India
vs
Argentina
Overall verdict
India is about 0.74× Argentina.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Argentina = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Argentina. A bar running right means India 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 Argentina
Argentina = 1×
India is pricier →
Argentina
Argentina = 1×
India is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In India, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 2.1× what it does in Argentina — but Big Mac costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.09India
ARS 69.40
USD 0.048Argentina
ARS 33.25
USD 0.023
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.89India
ARS 111.32
USD 0.077Argentina
ARS 125.78
USD 0.087
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.78India
ARS 1,631
USD 1.128Argentina
ARS 2,079
USD 1.438
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.69India
ARS 46,387
INR 2,999Argentina
ARS 67,232
USD 44.99
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.65India
ARS 1,472
USD 1.018Argentina
ARS 2,258
USD 1.562
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.45India
ARS 3,635
INR 227Argentina
ARS 8,000
ARS 8,000
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+19%
in INR
190 → 227
190 → 227
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+1382%
in ARS
It rose 19% in local currency, but 1382% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not India's inflation.
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