Sweden
Compared with Azerbaijan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Azerbaijan = 1×
Overall verdict
Sweden is about 3.50×
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 Sweden 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×
Sweden is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Sweden, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 13.8× what it does in Azerbaijan — but Big Mac costs only 1.9×. 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 ×13.75
Sweden AZN 0.37 USD 0.22
Azerbaijan AZN 0.03 USD 0.016
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×5.06
Sweden AZN 0.41 USD 0.243
Azerbaijan AZN 0.08 USD 0.048
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×3.10
Sweden AZN 3.42 USD 2.008
Azerbaijan AZN 1.10 USD 0.647
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.47
Sweden AZN 2.84 USD 1.668
Azerbaijan AZN 1.15 USD 0.676
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.86
Sweden AZN 12.36 SEK 67
Azerbaijan AZN 6.65 AZN 6.65
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+24%
in SEK
54 → 67
54 → 67
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+17%
in AZN
It rose 24% in local currency, but 17% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Sweden's inflation.