IndiaIndia

Uruguay

Compared with India, using real observed prices.

Baseline: IndiaIndia = 1×

UruguayUruguay vs IndiaIndia
Overall verdict

UruguayUruguay is about 2.69× IndiaIndia.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs IndiaIndia = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is India. A bar running right means Uruguay 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 IndiaIndia India = 1× UruguayUruguay is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×3.48
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×3.31
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.68

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

In Uruguay, Big Mac costs 3.5× what it does in India — but Diesel 1L costs only 1.4×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Big Mac 1 burger ×3.48
    UruguayUruguay ₹790.85 UYU 339
    IndiaIndia ₹227.00 INR 227
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.31
    UruguayUruguay ₹23.82 USD 0.255
    IndiaIndia ₹7.19 USD 0.077
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.96
    UruguayUruguay ₹210.60 USD 2.211
    IndiaIndia ₹107.44 USD 1.128
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.44
    UruguayUruguay ₹139.35 USD 1.463
    IndiaIndia ₹96.96 USD 1.018
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Uruguay

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+51%
in UYU
225 → 339
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+107%
in INR

It rose 51% in local currency, but 107% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Uruguay's inflation.