Household Income and the Real Cost of Living

Azerbaijan’s preparations for the winter season How ready are the energy, heating, water and emergency systems for the winter of 2026–2027? The Azerbaijani proverb “Prepare for summer in winter, and for winter in summer” echoes the principle of...

The management of the Baku Metro has begun implementing the long-announced project to separate, or more precisely disentangle, the Red and Green lines of the city’s underground railway system. The measures are intended to reduce train intervals on...

Azerbaijan’s minimum wage exceeds the official subsistence minimum. But after mandatory deductions, the difference between the two falls to just 41 manats, while renting a home turns the formal surplus into a deep deficit. Azerbaijan’s system of...

In the first half of 2026, average wages in Azerbaijan formally outpaced headline inflation. Yet food, rents, housing, utilities and some forms of transport rose faster than the incomes of many workers. The result is that the statistical improvement...