Azerbaijan
Compared with Canada, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Canada = 1×
Overall verdict
Azerbaijan is about 0.51×
Canada.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Canada = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Canada. 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
Canada
Canada = 1×
Azerbaijan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Azerbaijan, Big Mac costs 0.7× what it does in Canada — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.70
Azerbaijan C$5.43 AZN 6.65
Canada C$7.70 CAD 7.7
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.47
Azerbaijan C$0.96 USD 0.676
Canada C$2.03 USD 1.426
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.47
Azerbaijan C$0.02 USD 0.016
Canada C$0.05 USD 0.034
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.42
Azerbaijan C$0.92 USD 0.647
Canada C$2.19 USD 1.54
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.39
Azerbaijan C$0.07 USD 0.048
Canada C$0.17 USD 0.123
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
+83%
in CAD
It rose 68% in local currency, but 83% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Azerbaijan's inflation.