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Purchasing Power Calculator

See what your money is really worth abroad — adjusted for what things actually cost locally, not just the bank's exchange rate.

Amount
₹
= ₹1.00 Lakh
From Country
India▼
To Country
United States▼
Purchasing-Power Equivalent
$4,978
₹100,000 in India buys about as much as $4,978 would in United States.
Implied PPP rate: 1 USD = ₹20.09 (United States dollar) · United States data as of 2025
💱 Live market exchange rate not shown — INR isn't covered by the free rate feed this page uses. The PPP comparison above doesn't depend on this and is unaffected.
Compare India Against the World's Top 25 Economies
By nominal GDP. Looking for another country? Use the From/To search boxes above — all 203 are covered there.
CountryCurrencyPPP EquivalentImplied PPP RateLive Market RateData Year
IndonesiaIndonesian rupiah (IDR)Rp23,500,8451 IDR = ₹0.00—2025
South KoreaSouth Korean won (KRW)₩4,063,6391 KRW = ₹0.02—2025
ArgentinaArgentine peso (ARS)$2,823,9731 ARS = ₹0.04—2025
JapanJapanese yen (JPY)¥483,2591 JPY = ₹0.21—2025
RussiaRussian ruble (RUB)₽147,4081 RUB = ₹0.68—2025
TürkiyeTurkish lira (TRY)₺80,6611 TRY = ₹1.24—2025
MexicoMexican peso (MXN)$51,4171 MXN = ₹1.94—2025
SwedenSwedish krona (SEK)kr42,5541 SEK = ₹2.35—2025
ChinaChinese yuan (CNY)¥16,9131 CNY = ₹5.91—2025
BrazilBrazilian real (BRL)R$12,7161 BRL = ₹7.86—2025
PolandPolish złoty (PLN)zł9,8041 PLN = ₹10.20—2025
Saudi ArabiaSaudi riyal (SAR)ر.س8,7381 SAR = ₹11.44—2025
AustraliaAustralian dollar (AUD)$6,9641 AUD = ₹14.36—2025
CanadaCanadian dollar (CAD)$5,8081 CAD = ₹17.22—2025
United StatesUnited States dollar (USD)$4,9781 USD = ₹20.09—2025
SwitzerlandSwiss franc (CHF)Fr.4,6331 CHF = ₹21.58—2025
IrelandEuro (EUR)€3,7381 EUR = ₹26.75—2025
NetherlandsEuro (EUR)€3,7171 EUR = ₹26.90—2025
BelgiumEuro (EUR)€3,5841 EUR = ₹27.90—2025
GermanyEuro (EUR)€3,5341 EUR = ₹28.29—2025
FranceEuro (EUR)€3,3731 EUR = ₹29.65—2025
United KingdomBritish pound (GBP)£3,3711 GBP = ₹29.67—2025
ItalyEuro (EUR)€3,0381 EUR = ₹32.92—2025
SpainEuro (EUR)€2,8421 EUR = ₹35.18—2025
💡 PPP Equivalent and Actual Currency Conversion answer different questions. PPP tells you how far your money really goes in local terms; the market rate tells you what a bank would actually hand you. They're usually very different — that gap is the whole point of a PPP calculator.
Data Sources
PPP conversion factors — World Bank International Comparison Program, indicator PA.NUS.PPP ("PPP conversion factor, GDP, LCU per international $"), published under the World Bank's open-data terms (CC BY-4.0). 203 countries with a published value — the table above shows the top 25 by nominal GDP to keep it readable; search any of the other 178 in the From/To boxes above. Each row shows its specific data year (mostly 2025, some as old as 2011 where the World Bank hasn't published a more recent figure). Zimbabwe and Venezuela are excluded — both had only pre-redenomination data on file, incompatible with their current currencies.
Live market exchange rates — Frankfurter.app, an open-source rate API built on the European Central Bank's public daily reference rates. Covers roughly 30 major currencies; fetched fresh in your browser each time you load this page, not a stored snapshot.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is purchasing power parity (PPP)?
PPP is a way of comparing money across countries based on what it can actually buy locally, rather than the market exchange rate. A market exchange rate tells you what a bank will convert your money into; PPP tells you how far that money really goes in terms of goods and services.
Why is the PPP-adjusted amount so different from the exchange rate?
Prices for the same basket of goods and services differ a lot between countries — a haircut, a meal out or a bus ride typically costs far less in India than in the US or UK. PPP conversion factors account for this, so ₹1 in India often 'buys more' in real terms than a simple currency conversion would suggest.
Where does this calculator's data come from?
PPP conversion factors are from the World Bank's International Comparison Program (indicator PA.NUS.PPP), an open dataset (CC BY-4.0) covering 203 countries, each using its latest available year — mostly 2025. The live market exchange rate shown alongside it comes from Frankfurter.app, built on the European Central Bank's public reference rates.
Is this the same as a currency exchange rate calculator?
Not exactly — the two numbers answer different questions. The PPP-equivalent amount tells you how much local purchasing power is equivalent; the live market rate (shown alongside it, where available) tells you what a bank or forex service would actually convert your money into today.
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