Hungary
Compared with Azerbaijan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Azerbaijan = 1×
Overall verdict
Hungary is about 2.38×
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 Hungary 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×
Hungary is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Hungary, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 6.0× what it does in Azerbaijan — but Big Mac costs only 1.3×. 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 ×6.00
Hungary AZN 0.16 USD 0.096
Azerbaijan AZN 0.03 USD 0.016
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.93
Hungary AZN 3.22 USD 1.893
Azerbaijan AZN 1.10 USD 0.647
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.72
Hungary AZN 3.13 USD 1.839
Azerbaijan AZN 1.15 USD 0.676
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.31
Hungary AZN 0.19 USD 0.111
Azerbaijan AZN 0.08 USD 0.048
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.28
Hungary AZN 8.50 HUF 1,660
Azerbaijan AZN 6.65 AZN 6.65
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+83%
in HUF
908 → 1660
908 → 1660
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+68%
in AZN
It rose 83% in local currency, but 68% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Hungary's inflation.