India
Compared with Colombia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Colombia = 1×
Overall verdict
India is about 0.56×
Colombia.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Colombia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Colombia. 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
Colombia
Colombia = 1×
India is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In India, Diesel 1L costs 1.1× what it does in Colombia — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.11
India COP 3,753 USD 1.018
Colombia COP 3,373 USD 0.915
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.88
India COP 4,159 USD 1.128
Colombia COP 4,737 USD 1.285
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.61
India COP 177 USD 0.048
Colombia COP 291 USD 0.079
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.50
India COP 99,732 INR 2,999
Colombia COP 199,000 COP 199,000
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.40
India COP 9,268 INR 227
Colombia COP 22,900 COP 22,900
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.37
India COP 284 USD 0.077
Colombia COP 763 USD 0.207
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
-5%
in COP
It rose 19% in local currency, but -5% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not India's inflation.