Sri LankaSri Lanka

Azerbaijan

Compared with Sri Lanka, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Sri LankaSri Lanka = 1×

AzerbaijanAzerbaijan vs Sri LankaSri Lanka
Overall verdict

AzerbaijanAzerbaijan is about 0.51× Sri LankaSri Lanka.

Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Sri LankaSri 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 LankaSri Lanka Sri Lanka = 1× AzerbaijanAzerbaijan is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.69
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.46
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.42

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.

  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.69
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan LKR 1,250 AZN 6.65
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 1,820 LKR 1,820
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.46
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan LKR 216.29 USD 0.676
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 471.29 USD 1.473
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.45
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan LKR 207.01 USD 0.647
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 454.97 USD 1.422
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.42
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan LKR 15.36 USD 0.048
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 36.47 USD 0.114
    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
+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.