Azerbaijan
Compared with Poland, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Poland = 1×
Overall verdict
Azerbaijan is about 0.33×
Poland.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Poland = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Poland. 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
Poland
Poland = 1×
Azerbaijan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Azerbaijan, Big Mac costs 0.6× what it does in Poland — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.1×. 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 ×0.62
Azerbaijan PLN 14.18 AZN 6.65
Poland PLN 22.70 PLN 22.7
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.37
Azerbaijan PLN 2.55 USD 0.676
Poland PLN 6.86 USD 1.817
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.35
Azerbaijan PLN 2.44 USD 0.647
Poland PLN 6.93 USD 1.837
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.20
Azerbaijan PLN 0.18 USD 0.048
Poland PLN 0.87 USD 0.236
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.14
Azerbaijan PLN 0.06 USD 0.016
Poland PLN 0.44 USD 0.118
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
+56%
in PLN
It rose 68% in local currency, but 56% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Azerbaijan's inflation.