Azerbaijan
Compared with Taiwan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Taiwan = 1×
Overall verdict
Azerbaijan is about 0.78×
Taiwan.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Taiwan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Taiwan. 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
Taiwan
Taiwan = 1×
Azerbaijan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Azerbaijan, Big Mac costs 1.6× what it does in Taiwan — but Natural gas 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 ×1.58
Azerbaijan NT$123.30 AZN 6.65
Taiwan NT$78.00 TWD 78
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.73
Azerbaijan NT$20.42 USD 0.647
Taiwan NT$28.10 USD 0.89
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.70
Azerbaijan NT$21.34 USD 0.676
Taiwan NT$30.56 USD 0.968
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.49
Azerbaijan NT$1.52 USD 0.048
Taiwan NT$3.09 USD 0.098
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.37
Azerbaijan NT$0.51 USD 0.016
Taiwan NT$1.36 USD 0.043
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
+89%
in TWD
It rose 68% in local currency, but 89% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Azerbaijan's inflation.