India
Compared with Peru, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Peru = 1×
Overall verdict
India is about 0.52×
Peru.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Peru = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Peru. 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
Peru
Peru = 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 Peru — 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 ×0.72
India PEN 3.79 USD 1.128
Peru PEN 5.29 USD 1.575
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.62
India PEN 3.42 USD 1.018
Peru PEN 5.52 USD 1.644
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.53
India PEN 105.62 INR 2,999
Peru PEN 199.00 PEN 199
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.50
India PEN 8.45 INR 227
Peru PEN 16.90 PEN 16.9
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.41
India PEN 0.26 USD 0.077
Peru PEN 0.62 USD 0.186
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
-16%
in PEN
It rose 19% in local currency, but -16% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not India's inflation.