Hong Kong
Compared with Azerbaijan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Azerbaijan = 1×
Overall verdict
Hong Kong is about 3.09×
Azerbaijan.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Azerbaijan = 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
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan = 1×
Hong Kong is pricier →
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.
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×8.13
Hong Kong AZN 0.22 USD 0.13
Azerbaijan AZN 0.03 USD 0.016
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×6.92
Hong Kong AZN 7.62 USD 4.478
Azerbaijan AZN 1.10 USD 0.647
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×6.04
Hong Kong AZN 6.96 USD 4.086
Azerbaijan AZN 1.15 USD 0.676
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.83
Hong Kong AZN 0.31 USD 0.184
Azerbaijan AZN 0.08 USD 0.048
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.82
Hong Kong AZN 5.46 HKD 25
Azerbaijan AZN 6.65 AZN 6.65
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+19%
in HKD
21 → 25
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.