India
Compared with Ukraine, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Ukraine = 1×
India
vs
Ukraine
Overall verdict
India is about 0.91× Ukraine.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Ukraine = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Ukraine. 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 Ukraine
Ukraine = 1×
India is pricier →
Ukraine
Ukraine = 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 Ukraine — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.40India
UAH 2.09
USD 0.048Ukraine
UAH 0.87
USD 0.02
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.99India
UAH 1,391
INR 2,999Ukraine
UAH 1,399
UAH 1,399
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.92India
UAH 3.35
USD 0.077Ukraine
UAH 3.66
USD 0.084
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.79India
UAH 109.48
INR 227Ukraine
UAH 139.00
UAH 139
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.63India
UAH 49.12
USD 1.128Ukraine
UAH 77.48
USD 1.779
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.56India
UAH 44.33
USD 1.018Ukraine
UAH 79.52
USD 1.826
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
+58%
in UAH
It rose 19% in local currency, but 58% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not India's inflation.
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