India
Compared with United Arab Emirates, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
United Arab Emirates = 1×
India
vs
United Arab Emirates
Overall verdict
India is about 0.76× United Arab Emirates.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs United Arab Emirates = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is United Arab Emirates. 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 United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates = 1×
India is pricier →
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates = 1×
India is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In India, Gasoline 1L costs 1.3× what it does in United Arab Emirates — 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.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.26India
AED 4.14
USD 1.128United Arab Emirates
AED 3.29
USD 0.896
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.04India
AED 3.74
USD 1.018United Arab Emirates
AED 3.60
USD 0.98
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.96India
AED 0.28
USD 0.077United Arab Emirates
AED 0.29
USD 0.08
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.93India
AED 3,151
INR 82,900United Arab Emirates
AED 3,399
AED 3,399
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.50India
AED 114.00
INR 2,999United Arab Emirates
AED 229.00
AED 229
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.49India
AED 9.23
INR 227United Arab Emirates
AED 19.00
AED 19
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
-1%
in AED
It rose 19% in local currency, but -1% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not India's inflation.
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