India

Compared with Taiwan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Taiwan = 1×

India vs

Taiwan

Overall verdict

India is about 0.91× Taiwan.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Taiwan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Taiwan. 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

Taiwan Taiwan = 1×

India is pricier →

⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.15
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.02
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×0.94
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.93
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×0.63

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In India, Gasoline 1L costs 1.2× what it does in Taiwan — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.17

India NT$35.61 USD 1.128

Taiwan NT$30.56 USD 0.968

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.14

India NT$32.14 USD 1.018

Taiwan NT$28.10 USD 0.89

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.12

India NT$1.52 USD 0.048

Taiwan NT$1.36 USD 0.043

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.02

India NT$79.36 INR 227

Taiwan NT$78.00 TWD 78

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.93

India NT$27,758 INR 82,900

Taiwan NT$29,900 TWD 29,900

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.79

India NT$2.43 USD 0.077

Taiwan NT$3.09 USD 0.098

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.63

India NT$1,004 INR 2,999

Taiwan NT$1,599 TWD 1,599

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store