Azerbaijan
Compared with Hungary, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Hungary = 1×
Overall verdict
Azerbaijan is about 0.42×
Hungary.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Hungary = 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
Hungary
Hungary = 1×
Azerbaijan is pricier →
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.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.78
Azerbaijan HUF 1,298 AZN 6.65
Hungary HUF 1,660 HUF 1,660
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.43
Azerbaijan HUF 16 USD 0.048
Hungary HUF 37 USD 0.111
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.37
Azerbaijan HUF 211 USD 0.676
Hungary HUF 575 USD 1.839
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.34
Azerbaijan HUF 202 USD 0.647
Hungary HUF 592 USD 1.893
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.17
Azerbaijan HUF 5 USD 0.016
Hungary HUF 32 USD 0.096
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 HUF
It rose 68% in local currency, but 83% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Azerbaijan's inflation.