India
Compared with Turkey, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Turkey = 1×
Overall verdict
India is about 0.70×
Turkey.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Turkey = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Turkey. 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
Turkey
Turkey = 1×
India is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In India, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 2.4× what it does in Turkey — but Big Mac costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.40
India TRY 2.13 USD 0.048
Turkey TRY 0.89 USD 0.02
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.15
India TRY 3.42 USD 0.077
Turkey TRY 2.98 USD 0.067
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.81
India TRY 52.65 USD 1.128
Turkey TRY 64.97 USD 1.392
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.69
India TRY 1,469 INR 2,999
Turkey TRY 2,129 USD 44.99
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.65
India TRY 47.51 USD 1.018
Turkey TRY 73.42 USD 1.573
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.48
India TRY 40,612 INR 82,900
Turkey TRY 84,999 TRY 84,999
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.43
India TRY 108.59 INR 227
Turkey TRY 255.00 TRY 255
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
+398%
in TRY
It rose 19% in local currency, but 398% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not India's inflation.