India
Compared with Iceland, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Iceland = 1×
Overall verdict
India is about 0.51×
Iceland.
Average across 2 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Iceland = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Iceland. 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
Iceland
Iceland = 1×
India is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In India, Gasoline 1L costs 0.7× what it does in Iceland — 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.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.65
India ISK 143 USD 1.128
Iceland ISK 218 USD 1.727
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.54
India ISK 129 USD 1.018
Iceland ISK 237 USD 1.878
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.43
India ISK 10 USD 0.077
Iceland ISK 22 USD 0.179
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
+2%
in ISK
It rose 19% in local currency, but 2% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not India's inflation.