India
Compared with Lebanon, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Lebanon = 1×
Overall verdict
India is about 0.67×
Lebanon.
Average across 2 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Lebanon = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Lebanon. 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
Lebanon
Lebanon = 1×
India is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In India, Diesel 1L costs 1.0× what it does in Lebanon — but Big Mac costs only 0.5×. 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 ×0.96
India LBP 91,162 USD 1.018
Lebanon LBP 95,371 USD 1.065
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.95
India LBP 101,012 USD 1.128
Lebanon LBP 106,654 USD 1.191
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.47
India LBP 225,127 INR 227
Lebanon LBP 480,000 LBP 480,000
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
+302%
in LBP
It rose 19% in local currency, but 302% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not India's inflation.