Oman
Compared with India, using real observed prices.
Baseline: India = 1×
Overall verdict
Oman is about 0.72×
India.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
India = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is India. A bar running right means Oman 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
India
India = 1×
Oman is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Oman, Big Mac costs 1.6× what it does in India — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.58
Oman ₹358.83 OMR 1.53
India ₹227.00 INR 227
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.66
Oman ₹63.91 USD 0.671
India ₹96.96 USD 1.018
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.55
Oman ₹59.25 USD 0.622
India ₹107.44 USD 1.128
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.39
Oman ₹2.80 USD 0.03
India ₹7.19 USD 0.077
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+33%
in OMR
1.15 → 1.53
1.15 → 1.53
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+61%
in INR
It rose 33% in local currency, but 61% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Oman's inflation.