Azerbaijan
Compared with Kuwait, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Kuwait = 1×
Overall verdict
Azerbaijan is about 1.24×
Kuwait.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Kuwait = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Kuwait. 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
Kuwait
Kuwait = 1×
Azerbaijan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Azerbaijan, Gasoline 1L costs 2.0× what it does in Kuwait — but Big Mac costs only 0.9×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.00
Azerbaijan KWD 0.21 USD 0.676
Kuwait KWD 0.10 USD 0.338
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.74
Azerbaijan KWD 0.20 USD 0.647
Kuwait KWD 0.11 USD 0.371
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.20
Azerbaijan KWD 0.01 USD 0.048
Kuwait KWD 0.01 USD 0.04
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.86
Azerbaijan KWD 1.20 AZN 6.65
Kuwait KWD 1.40 KWD 1.4
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
+72%
in KWD
It rose 68% in local currency, but 72% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Azerbaijan's inflation.