Azerbaijan
Compared with Sweden, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Sweden = 1×
Overall verdict
Azerbaijan is about 0.29×
Sweden.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Sweden = 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
Sweden
Sweden = 1×
Azerbaijan is pricier →
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.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.54
Azerbaijan SEK 36.05 AZN 6.65
Sweden SEK 67.00 SEK 67
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.41
Azerbaijan SEK 6.59 USD 0.676
Sweden SEK 16.26 USD 1.668
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.32
Azerbaijan SEK 6.31 USD 0.647
Sweden SEK 19.57 USD 2.008
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.20
Azerbaijan SEK 0.45 USD 0.048
Sweden SEK 2.28 USD 0.243
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.07
Azerbaijan SEK 0.15 USD 0.016
Sweden SEK 2.06 USD 0.22
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
+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.