India
Compared with Indonesia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Indonesia = 1×
Overall verdict
India is about 0.91×
Indonesia.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Indonesia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Indonesia. 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
Indonesia
Indonesia = 1×
India is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In India, Gasoline 1L costs 1.2× what it does in Indonesia — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.19
India IDR 20,260 USD 1.128
Indonesia IDR 17,045 USD 0.949
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.00
India IDR 42,449 INR 227
Indonesia IDR 42,500 IDR 42,500
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.86
India IDR 1,302 USD 0.077
Indonesia IDR 1,522 USD 0.09
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.85
India IDR 18,284 USD 1.018
Indonesia IDR 21,392 USD 1.191
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.80
India IDR 556,733 INR 2,999
Indonesia IDR 699,999 IDR 699,999
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
+15%
in IDR
It rose 19% in local currency, but 15% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not India's inflation.