Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Russian Influencer Reconsiders Mumbai Pani Puri After Dubai Price
Irina Rudakova is a Russian entertainer living in India.
She once thought ₹60 was too expensive for a plate of pani puri in Mumbai.
She learned the price at Lokhandwala Market and reacted with surprise.
Later, she saw pani puri costing 42 UAE dirhams at Dubai’s Terminal 1.
That was about ₹1,096.
She then joked that she had been wrong to complain about Mumbai’s price.
In another video, she tasted the Mumbai snack and said she liked it.
Many people online found the price comparison funny.
Irina Rudakova initially mocked a ₹60 plate of pani puri at Mumbai’s Lokhandwala Market.
About three weeks later, she saw pani puri priced at 42 UAE dirhams, or around ₹1,096, at Dubai’s Terminal 1.
Rudakova said she was wrong about criticizing Mumbai’s price and joked that she was returning to Mumbai.
In an August 1 follow-up video, she tasted Mumbai’s pani puri and said she enjoyed it.
Social media users responded with amusement to the sharp price difference between Mumbai and Dubai.
- Who
- Irina Rudakova, a Russian model, actress, dancer and reality television personality.
- What
- She reconsidered criticizing Mumbai’s ₹60 pani puri after seeing a much more expensive version in Dubai.
- When
- Her original video was posted on July 24, the Dubai follow-up appeared roughly three weeks later, and her tasting video was posted on August 1.
- Where
- The comparison involved Lokhandwala Market in Mumbai and Terminal 1 in Dubai.
- Why
- She saw pani puri priced at 42 UAE dirhams, around ₹1,096, in Dubai and used the contrast to acknowledge that Mumbai’s price seemed reasonable.
- Mumbai price
- ₹60 per plate at Lokhandwala Market
- Dubai price
- 42 UAE dirhams, or around ₹1,096, at Terminal 1
- Original video
- Posted on July 24
- Tasting video
- Posted on August 1; Rudakova said she enjoyed Mumbai’s pani puri
- Rudakova’s background
- Russian model, actress and dancer who moved to India at age 20
- Reality television
- She won Season 2 of Discovery Channel’s “Reality Queens of the Jungle” and appeared in Season 5 of “Bigg Boss Marathi”
- Public reaction
- Social media users responded with amusement to the Mumbai-Dubai price contrast
