Azerbaijan
Compared with Japan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Japan = 1×
Overall verdict
Azerbaijan is about 0.56×
Japan.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Japan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Japan. 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
Japan
Japan = 1×
Azerbaijan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Azerbaijan, Big Mac costs 1.3× what it does in Japan — 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 ×1.29
Azerbaijan ¥619 AZN 6.65
Japan ¥480 JPY 480
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.66
Azerbaijan ¥105 USD 0.647
Japan ¥159 USD 0.976
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.65
Azerbaijan ¥110 USD 0.676
Japan ¥169 USD 1.041
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.21
Azerbaijan ¥3 USD 0.016
Japan ¥12 USD 0.075
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.21
Azerbaijan ¥8 USD 0.048
Japan ¥36 USD 0.227
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
+142%
in JPY
It rose 68% in local currency, but 142% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Azerbaijan's inflation.