India
Compared with Thailand, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Thailand = 1×
Overall verdict
India is about 0.71×
Thailand.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Thailand = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Thailand. 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
Thailand
Thailand = 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 Thailand — 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.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.98
India ฿33.99 USD 1.018
Thailand ฿34.59 USD 1.036
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.97
India ฿28,917 INR 82,900
Thailand ฿29,900 THB 29,900
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.85
India ฿37.66 USD 1.128
Thailand ฿44.54 USD 1.334
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.61
India ฿2.50 USD 0.077
Thailand ฿4.13 USD 0.127
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.58
India ฿78.93 INR 227
Thailand ฿135.00 THB 135
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.58
India ฿1,046 INR 2,999
Thailand ฿1,799 THB 1,799
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
-6%
in THB
It rose 19% in local currency, but -6% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not India's inflation.