Azerbaijan
Compared with Guatemala, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Guatemala = 1×
Overall verdict
Azerbaijan is about 0.41×
Guatemala.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Guatemala = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Guatemala. 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
Guatemala
Guatemala = 1×
Azerbaijan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Azerbaijan, Big Mac costs 0.9× what it does in Guatemala — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. 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 ×0.91
Azerbaijan GTQ 29.94 AZN 6.65
Guatemala GTQ 33.00 GTQ 33
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.48
Azerbaijan GTQ 5.18 USD 0.676
Guatemala GTQ 10.79 USD 1.407
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.46
Azerbaijan GTQ 4.96 USD 0.647
Guatemala GTQ 10.78 USD 1.406
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.16
Azerbaijan GTQ 0.37 USD 0.048
Guatemala GTQ 2.29 USD 0.299
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
+66%
in GTQ
It rose 68% in local currency, but 66% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Azerbaijan's inflation.