New ZealandNew Zealand

Azerbaijan

Compared with New Zealand, using real observed prices.

Baseline: New ZealandNew Zealand = 1×

AzerbaijanAzerbaijan vs New ZealandNew Zealand
Overall verdict

AzerbaijanAzerbaijan is about 0.40× New ZealandNew Zealand.

Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data

The shape of prices (vs New ZealandNew Zealand = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is New Zealand. 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 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand = 1× AzerbaijanAzerbaijan is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.79
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.41
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×0.19

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

In Azerbaijan, Big Mac costs 0.8× what it does in New Zealand — 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 ×0.79
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan NZD 6.80 AZN 6.65
    New ZealandNew Zealand NZD 8.60 NZD 8.6
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.46
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan NZD 1.14 USD 0.647
    New ZealandNew Zealand NZD 2.49 USD 1.415
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.38
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan NZD 1.19 USD 0.676
    New ZealandNew Zealand NZD 3.17 USD 1.797
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.23
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan NZD 0.08 USD 0.048
    New ZealandNew Zealand NZD 0.37 USD 0.212
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.16
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan NZD 0.03 USD 0.016
    New ZealandNew Zealand NZD 0.17 USD 0.097
    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
+102%
in NZD

It rose 68% in local currency, but 102% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Azerbaijan's inflation.