India
Compared with Czechia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Czechia = 1×
Overall verdict
India is about 0.50×
Czechia.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Czechia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Czechia. 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
Czechia
Czechia = 1×
India is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In India, iPhone (base model, base storage) costs 0.8× what it does in Czechia — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. Calling this country simply "expensive" hides a gap this wide.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.79
India CZK 18,216 INR 82,900
Czechia CZK 22,990 CZK 22,990
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.60
India CZK 24.03 USD 1.128
Czechia CZK 39.97 USD 1.876
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.59
India CZK 21.69 USD 1.018
Czechia CZK 36.95 USD 1.734
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.47
India CZK 1.01 USD 0.048
Czechia CZK 2.15 USD 0.102
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.46
India CZK 52.61 INR 227
Czechia CZK 115.00 CZK 115
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.45
India CZK 658.97 INR 2,999
Czechia CZK 1,449 EUR 59.99
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.22
India CZK 1.63 USD 0.077
Czechia CZK 7.41 USD 0.351
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 CZK
It rose 19% in local currency, but -5% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not India's inflation.