AzerbaijanAzerbaijan

Bahrain

Compared with Azerbaijan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: AzerbaijanAzerbaijan = 1×

BahrainBahrain vs AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
Overall verdict

BahrainBahrain is about 1.02× AzerbaijanAzerbaijan.

Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data

The shape of prices (vs AzerbaijanAzerbaijan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Azerbaijan. A bar running right means Bahrain 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 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Azerbaijan = 1× BahrainBahrain is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.22
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.95
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×0.90

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

In Bahrain, Big Mac costs 1.2× what it does in Azerbaijan — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.22
    BahrainBahrain AZN 8.13 BHD 1.8
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan AZN 6.65 AZN 6.65
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.00
    BahrainBahrain AZN 0.08 USD 0.048
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan AZN 0.08 USD 0.048
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.97
    BahrainBahrain AZN 1.12 USD 0.655
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan AZN 1.15 USD 0.676
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.94
    BahrainBahrain AZN 1.03 USD 0.607
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan AZN 1.10 USD 0.647
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.81
    BahrainBahrain AZN 0.02 USD 0.013
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan AZN 0.03 USD 0.016
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Bahrain

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+20%
in BHD
1.5 → 1.8
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+20%
in AZN

It rose 20% in local currency, but 20% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Bahrain's inflation.