AzerbaijanAzerbaijan

India

Compared with Azerbaijan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: AzerbaijanAzerbaijan = 1×

IndiaIndia vs AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
Overall verdict

IndiaIndia is about 1.32× 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 India 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× IndiaIndia is pricier →
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×2.19
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.62
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.64

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

In India, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 3.0× what it does in Azerbaijan — but Big Mac costs only 0.6×. 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 ×3.00
    IndiaIndia AZN 0.08 USD 0.048
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan AZN 0.03 USD 0.016
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.67
    IndiaIndia AZN 1.92 USD 1.128
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan AZN 1.15 USD 0.676
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.60
    IndiaIndia AZN 0.13 USD 0.077
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan AZN 0.08 USD 0.048
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.57
    IndiaIndia AZN 1.73 USD 1.018
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan AZN 1.10 USD 0.647
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.64
    IndiaIndia AZN 4.28 INR 227
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan AZN 6.65 AZN 6.65
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index

See what really changed India

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+19%
in INR
190 → 227
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-1%
in AZN

It rose 19% in local currency, but -1% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not India's inflation.