AzerbaijanAzerbaijan

Hong Kong

Compared with Azerbaijan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: AzerbaijanAzerbaijan = 1×

Hong KongHong Kong vs AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
Overall verdict

Hong KongHong Kong is about 3.09× AzerbaijanAzerbaijan.

Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs AzerbaijanAzerbaijan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Azerbaijan. A bar running right means Hong Kong 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× Hong KongHong Kong is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×6.47
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×5.58
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.82

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

In Hong Kong, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 8.1× what it does in Azerbaijan — but Big Mac costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×8.13
    Hong KongHong Kong AZN 0.22 USD 0.13
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan AZN 0.03 USD 0.016
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×6.92
    Hong KongHong Kong AZN 7.62 USD 4.478
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan AZN 1.10 USD 0.647
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×6.04
    Hong KongHong Kong AZN 6.96 USD 4.086
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan AZN 1.15 USD 0.676
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.83
    Hong KongHong Kong AZN 0.31 USD 0.184
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan AZN 0.08 USD 0.048
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.82
    Hong KongHong Kong AZN 5.46 HKD 25
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan AZN 6.65 AZN 6.65
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index

See what really changed Hong Kong

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+19%
in HKD
21 → 25
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+19%
in AZN

It rose 19% in local currency, but 19% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Hong Kong's inflation.