Azerbaijan
Compared with Hong Kong, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Hong Kong = 1×
Overall verdict
Azerbaijan is about 0.32×
Hong Kong.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Hong Kong = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Hong Kong. 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
Hong Kong
Hong Kong = 1×
Azerbaijan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Azerbaijan, Big Mac costs 1.2× what it does in Hong Kong — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.1×. 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 ×1.22
Azerbaijan HK$30.46 AZN 6.65
Hong Kong HK$25.00 HKD 25
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.26
Azerbaijan HK$0.38 USD 0.048
Hong Kong HK$1.44 USD 0.184
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.17
Azerbaijan HK$5.30 USD 0.676
Hong Kong HK$32.05 USD 4.086
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.14
Azerbaijan HK$5.08 USD 0.647
Hong Kong HK$35.12 USD 4.478
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.12
Azerbaijan HK$0.13 USD 0.016
Hong Kong HK$1.02 USD 0.13
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
+69%
in HKD
It rose 68% in local currency, but 69% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Azerbaijan's inflation.