UruguayUruguay

Azerbaijan

Compared with Uruguay, using real observed prices.

Baseline: UruguayUruguay = 1×

AzerbaijanAzerbaijan vs UruguayUruguay
Overall verdict

AzerbaijanAzerbaijan is about 0.31× UruguayUruguay.

Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data

The shape of prices (vs UruguayUruguay = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Uruguay. 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 UruguayUruguay Uruguay = 1× AzerbaijanAzerbaijan is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.45
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.37
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.19

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

In Azerbaijan, Big Mac costs 0.4× what it does in Uruguay — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.45
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan UYU 151.18 AZN 6.65
    UruguayUruguay UYU 339.00 UYU 339
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.44
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan UYU 25.04 USD 0.647
    UruguayUruguay UYU 56.63 USD 1.463
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.31
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan UYU 26.16 USD 0.676
    UruguayUruguay UYU 85.58 USD 2.211
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.19
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan UYU 1.86 USD 0.048
    UruguayUruguay UYU 9.87 USD 0.255
    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
+48%
in UYU

It rose 68% in local currency, but 48% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Azerbaijan's inflation.