AzerbaijanAzerbaijan

Saudi Arabia

Compared with Azerbaijan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: AzerbaijanAzerbaijan = 1×

Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia vs AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
Overall verdict

Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia is about 1.05× AzerbaijanAzerbaijan.

Average across 3 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs AzerbaijanAzerbaijan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Azerbaijan. A bar running right means Saudi Arabia 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× Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.30
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×1.08
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.82

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

In Saudi Arabia, Big Mac costs 1.3× what it does in Azerbaijan — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.30
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia AZN 8.63 SAR 19
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan AZN 6.65 AZN 6.65
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.08
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia AZN 0.09 USD 0.052
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan AZN 0.08 USD 0.048
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.92
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia AZN 1.06 USD 0.62
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan AZN 1.15 USD 0.676
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.74
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia AZN 0.81 USD 0.477
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan AZN 1.10 USD 0.647
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Saudi Arabia

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+36%
in SAR
14 → 19
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+36%
in AZN

It rose 36% in local currency, but 36% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Saudi Arabia's inflation.