Travel Money Index

Your USD goes further in India

+7.6% further

$2,000 now goes as far as $2,151.17 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 190,120 INR

That is 13,360 INR more than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $140.54 today.

INR per 1 USD Then 88.38 · Today 95.06
1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in India

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

2,900 INR a night
4 more nights
Costs you today
$30.51
Cost you 1 year ago
$32.81
Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

5,000 INR a night
2 more nights
Costs you today
$52.60
Cost you 1 year ago
$56.57
Eat Big Mac price

Fast-food meal

236 INR a Big Mac
56 more Big Macs
Costs you today
$2.49
Cost you 1 year ago
$2.67
Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

1,700 INR a dinner
7 more dinners
Costs you today
$17.88
Cost you 1 year ago
$19.24
Do Estimate

Museum entry

600 INR a ticket
22 more tickets
Costs you today
$6.31
Cost you 1 year ago
$6.79
Do Estimate

Guided day tour

2,900 INR a tour
4 more tours
Costs you today
$30.51
Cost you 1 year ago
$32.81
Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

1,400 INR a ride
9 more rides
Costs you today
$14.73
Cost you 1 year ago
$15.84
Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

1,200 INR a ticket
11 more tickets
Costs you today
$12.62
Cost you 1 year ago
$13.58

Rate history

INR per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

97.72 92.21 86.70 October 2025 Today
Rate 1 year ago
A price ofCosts you todayCost you 1 year ago
1,000 INR$10.52$11.31
5,000 INR$52.60$56.57
20,000 INR$210.39$226.30
100,000 INR$1,051.97$1,131.48

Cheapest flights to India

Everyday prices in India

Groceries and other shop prices, for longer stays.

ItemPriceCosts you today
Milk per litre · 7 reports100 INR$1.05
Cheese per kg · 4 reports540 INR$5.68
Bottled water per litre · 5 reports100 INR$1.05
Cola per litre · 4 reports57.20 INR$0.60

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates) , Open Prices (Open Food Facts) (ODbL)