SwedenSweden

Azerbaijan

Compared with Sweden, using real observed prices.

Baseline: SwedenSweden = 1×

AzerbaijanAzerbaijan vs SwedenSweden
Overall verdict

AzerbaijanAzerbaijan is about 0.29× SwedenSweden.

Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data

The shape of prices (vs SwedenSweden = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Sweden. 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 SwedenSweden Sweden = 1× AzerbaijanAzerbaijan is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.54
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.36
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×0.12

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

In Azerbaijan, Big Mac costs 0.5× what it does in Sweden — 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.

  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.54
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan SEK 36.05 AZN 6.65
    SwedenSweden SEK 67.00 SEK 67
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.41
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan SEK 6.59 USD 0.676
    SwedenSweden SEK 16.26 USD 1.668
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.32
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan SEK 6.31 USD 0.647
    SwedenSweden SEK 19.57 USD 2.008
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.20
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan SEK 0.45 USD 0.048
    SwedenSweden SEK 2.28 USD 0.243
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.07
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan SEK 0.15 USD 0.016
    SwedenSweden SEK 2.06 USD 0.22
    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
+78%
in SEK

It rose 68% in local currency, but 78% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Azerbaijan's inflation.