Azerbaijan
Compared with New Zealand, using real observed prices.
Baseline: New Zealand = 1×
Overall verdict
Azerbaijan is about 0.40×
New Zealand.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
New 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 Zealand
New Zealand = 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 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.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.79
Azerbaijan NZD 6.80 AZN 6.65
New Zealand NZD 8.60 NZD 8.6
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.46
Azerbaijan NZD 1.14 USD 0.647
New Zealand NZD 2.49 USD 1.415
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.38
Azerbaijan NZD 1.19 USD 0.676
New Zealand NZD 3.17 USD 1.797
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.23
Azerbaijan NZD 0.08 USD 0.048
New Zealand NZD 0.37 USD 0.212
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.16
Azerbaijan NZD 0.03 USD 0.016
New Zealand NZD 0.17 USD 0.097
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
+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.