Azerbaijan
Compared with Bahrain, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Bahrain = 1×
Overall verdict
Azerbaijan is about 0.98×
Bahrain.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Bahrain = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Bahrain. A bar running right means Azerbaijan is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than
Bahrain
Bahrain = 1×
Azerbaijan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Azerbaijan, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 1.2× what it does in Bahrain — but Big Mac costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.23
Azerbaijan BHD 0.01 USD 0.016
Bahrain BHD 0.00 USD 0.013
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.07
Azerbaijan BHD 0.24 USD 0.647
Bahrain BHD 0.23 USD 0.607
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.03
Azerbaijan BHD 0.25 USD 0.676
Bahrain BHD 0.25 USD 0.655
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.00
Azerbaijan BHD 0.02 USD 0.048
Bahrain BHD 0.02 USD 0.048
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.82
Azerbaijan BHD 1.47 AZN 6.65
Bahrain BHD 1.80 BHD 1.8
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+68%
in AZN
3.95 → 6.65
3.95 → 6.65
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+68%
in BHD
It rose 68% in local currency, but 68% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Azerbaijan's inflation.