HungaryHungary

Azerbaijan

Compared with Hungary, using real observed prices.

Baseline: HungaryHungary = 1×

AzerbaijanAzerbaijan vs HungaryHungary
Overall verdict

AzerbaijanAzerbaijan is about 0.42× HungaryHungary.

Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data

The shape of prices (vs HungaryHungary = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Hungary. 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 HungaryHungary Hungary = 1× AzerbaijanAzerbaijan is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.78
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.35
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×0.27

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Azerbaijan, Big Mac costs 0.8× what it does in Hungary — but Natural gas 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.

  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.78
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan HUF 1,298 AZN 6.65
    HungaryHungary HUF 1,660 HUF 1,660
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.43
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan HUF 16 USD 0.048
    HungaryHungary HUF 37 USD 0.111
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.37
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan HUF 211 USD 0.676
    HungaryHungary HUF 575 USD 1.839
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.34
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan HUF 202 USD 0.647
    HungaryHungary HUF 592 USD 1.893
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.17
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan HUF 5 USD 0.016
    HungaryHungary HUF 32 USD 0.096
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Azerbaijan

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+68%
in AZN
3.95 → 6.65
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+83%
in HUF

It rose 68% in local currency, but 83% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Azerbaijan's inflation.