Taiwan

Compared with India, using real observed prices.

Baseline: India = 1×

Taiwan vs

India

Overall verdict

Taiwan is about 1.09× India.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs India = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is India. A bar running right means Taiwan 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×

Taiwan is pricier →

🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.59
📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.08
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×1.07
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.98
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.87

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Taiwan, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.6× what it does in India — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.9×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.59

Taiwan ₹4,776 TWD 1,599

India ₹2,999 INR 2,999

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.27

Taiwan ₹9.16 USD 0.098

India ₹7.19 USD 0.077

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.08

Taiwan ₹89,298 TWD 29,900

India ₹82,900 INR 82,900

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.98

Taiwan ₹223.11 TWD 78

India ₹227.00 INR 227

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.90

Taiwan ₹4.02 USD 0.043

India ₹4.48 USD 0.048

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.87

Taiwan ₹84.77 USD 0.89

India ₹96.96 USD 1.018

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.86

Taiwan ₹92.20 USD 0.968

India ₹107.44 USD 1.128

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com