Azerbaijan
Compared with Sri Lanka, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Sri Lanka = 1×
Overall verdict
Azerbaijan is about 0.51×
Sri Lanka.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Sri Lanka = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Sri Lanka. 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
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka = 1×
Azerbaijan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Azerbaijan, Big Mac costs 0.7× what it does in Sri Lanka — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. 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 ×0.69
Azerbaijan LKR 1,250 AZN 6.65
Sri Lanka LKR 1,820 LKR 1,820
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.46
Azerbaijan LKR 216.29 USD 0.676
Sri Lanka LKR 471.29 USD 1.473
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.45
Azerbaijan LKR 207.01 USD 0.647
Sri Lanka LKR 454.97 USD 1.422
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.42
Azerbaijan LKR 15.36 USD 0.048
Sri Lanka LKR 36.47 USD 0.114
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
+169%
in LKR
It rose 68% in local currency, but 169% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Azerbaijan's inflation.