India
Compared with Germany, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Germany = 1×
India
vs
Germany
Overall verdict
India is about 0.46× Germany.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Germany = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Germany. 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 Germany
Germany = 1×
India is pricier →
Germany
Germany = 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 Germany — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. Calling this country simply "expensive" hides a gap this wide.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.79India
€754.04
INR 82,900Germany
€949.00
EUR 949
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.47India
€0.99
USD 1.128Germany
€2.13
USD 2.425
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.45India
€27.28
INR 2,999Germany
€59.99
EUR 59.99
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.42India
€0.04
USD 0.048Germany
€0.10
USD 0.113
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.42India
€0.89
USD 1.018Germany
€2.15
USD 2.451
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.19India
€0.07
USD 0.077Germany
€0.35
USD 0.406
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
+1%
in EUR
It rose 19% in local currency, but 1% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not India's inflation.
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