Azerbaijan
Compared with Ukraine, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Ukraine = 1×
Overall verdict
Azerbaijan is about 0.67×
Ukraine.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Ukraine = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Ukraine. 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
Ukraine
Ukraine = 1×
Azerbaijan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Azerbaijan, Big Mac costs 1.2× what it does in Ukraine — but Diesel 1L 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 ×1.22
Azerbaijan UAH 170.11 AZN 6.65
Ukraine UAH 139.00 UAH 139
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.80
Azerbaijan UAH 0.70 USD 0.016
Ukraine UAH 0.87 USD 0.02
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.57
Azerbaijan UAH 2.09 USD 0.048
Ukraine UAH 3.66 USD 0.084
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.38
Azerbaijan UAH 29.44 USD 0.676
Ukraine UAH 77.48 USD 1.779
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.35
Azerbaijan UAH 28.18 USD 0.647
Ukraine UAH 79.52 USD 1.826
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 UAH
It rose 68% in local currency, but 169% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Azerbaijan's inflation.