If that international trip didn’t make it out of the group chat last year, reviving it in 2026 may feel even more ambitious. With India’s currency dipping and crossing the 95 rupee mark against the US dollar, skyrocketing air fares, overseas holidays are becoming steadily more expensive for Indian travellers. If you take a look at the exchange rates, though, that trip might just be a steal if you know where to land. In Vietnam, the rupee still disappears reassuringly slowly into bowls of steaming pho and strong iced coffee. Based on the current exchange rates of the Indian rupee and average on-ground travel costs, countries like Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Uzbekistan still offer comparatively better value for Indian travellers right now. To contextualise what that actually looks like on the ground, we also compared the approximate price of a Starbucks latte (which costs about Rs367 here in India) across destinations after converting local prices into Indian rupees.
Countries where the Indian rupee is stronger than local currency in 2026
Vietnam
1 Indian Rupee (INR) = 275.68 Vietnamese dong (VND)
A tall Starbucks latte costs between Rs233 to Rs316
Indonesia
1 Indian Rupee (INR) = 183.04 Indonesian Rupiah (IDR)
A tall Starbucks latte costs between Rs231 to Rs269
Laos
1 Indian Rupee (INR) = 229.37 Laotian Kip (LAK)
A tall Starbucks latte costs between Rs300
Cambodia
1 Indian Rupee (INR) = 41.98 Cambodian riel (KHR)
A tall Starbucks latte costs around Rs 350
Uzbekistan
1 Indian Rupee (INR) = 126.94 Uzbekistani Som (UZS)
A standard cuppa joe costs around Rs140
Sri Lanka
1 Indian Rupee (INR) = 3.38 Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)
A cup of the local Kiri Kopi (milk coffee) costs between Rs300 to Rs500
Nepal
1 Indian Rupee (INR) = 1.60 Nepalese Rupee (NPR)
A nice cuppa joe costs between Rs94 to Rs312
Tanzania
1 Indian Rupee (INR) = 27.27 Tanzanian Shilling ( TZS)
A tall Starbucks latte costs between Rs366 to Rs660
Kenya
1 Indian Rupee (INR) = 1.35 Kenyan Shilling (KES)
A regular cup coffee typically costs around Rs211
