India inflation rate calculator: How has price rise affected you?

  • By BBC Visual Journalism Team
  • India

Inflation, the rate at which prices for goods and services rise, can vary for each individual. This is due to the different consumption patterns of people. Every month, India's Ministry of Statistics releases the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which gives an overall measure of inflation for the country.

We have a calculator that helps you keep track of how much you spend on different things like food, clothes, and housing. Then, it tells you how much prices have gone up for you personally.

Let's say you have 1000 rupees to spend this month. How would you divide that money between different things you need to buy?

Enter the amount you’d spend on the categories mentioned below

Use slider or enter manually

Food & beverages

Pan, tobacco & intoxicants

Clothing & footwear

Fuel & electricity

Housing

Health

Miscellaneous

Your results:

Your personal inflation rate is:

{number} from overall inflation

Estimated increase in your monthly expenditure

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Methodology

The calculator uses the Consumer Price Index (CPI), December 2022, as a starting point, and each item in the basket of goods has its own weight and inflation rate.

When you change how much you spend on a certain category, the calculator will update the weight of that category and adjust your inflation rate based on how much more or less you spend compared to the average Indian.

Credits

Words and production by Shadab Nazmi, design and illustrations by Lokesh Sharma, data analysis by Tazeen Pathan, illustrations by Puneet Barnala and development by Matthew Taylor, Marcos Gurgel, Kaveri Biswas and Jerina Jacob.