Bahrain
Compared with Azerbaijan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Azerbaijan = 1×
Overall verdict
Bahrain is about 1.02×
Azerbaijan.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Azerbaijan = 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
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
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.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.22
Bahrain AZN 8.13 BHD 1.8
Azerbaijan AZN 6.65 AZN 6.65
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.00
Bahrain AZN 0.08 USD 0.048
Azerbaijan AZN 0.08 USD 0.048
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.97
Bahrain AZN 1.12 USD 0.655
Azerbaijan AZN 1.15 USD 0.676
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.94
Bahrain AZN 1.03 USD 0.607
Azerbaijan AZN 1.10 USD 0.647
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.81
Bahrain AZN 0.02 USD 0.013
Azerbaijan AZN 0.03 USD 0.016
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+20%
in BHD
1.5 → 1.8
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.