India
Compared with Uruguay, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Uruguay = 1×
Overall verdict
India is about 0.37×
Uruguay.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Uruguay = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Uruguay. 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
Uruguay
Uruguay = 1×
India is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In India, Diesel 1L costs 0.7× what it does in Uruguay — but Big Mac costs only 0.3×. 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 ×0.70
India UYU 39.40 USD 1.018
Uruguay UYU 56.63 USD 1.463
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.51
India UYU 43.66 USD 1.128
Uruguay UYU 85.58 USD 2.211
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.30
India UYU 2.98 USD 0.077
Uruguay UYU 9.87 USD 0.255
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.29
India UYU 97.30 INR 227
Uruguay UYU 339.00 UYU 339
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
-13%
in UYU
It rose 19% in local currency, but -13% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not India's inflation.