Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 35.1% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Baku, you would:
pay 20.2% more for restaurants
Baku
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
AZN17.00
|
$9.92
RUB915.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$4.92
RUB454.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$1.10
RUB101.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
$0.60
RUB55.33
|
|
pay 18.1% more for groceries
Baku
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.77
|
$0.63
RUB58.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
AZN4.63
|
$4.72
RUB435.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
AZN8.93
|
$3.62
RUB333.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
AZN2.62
|
$1.74
RUB160.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
AZN3.51
|
$2.18
RUB201.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
AZN0.81
|
$0.64
RUB58.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$0.69
RUB63.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
AZN1.12
|
$0.79
RUB73.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$1.56
RUB143.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.50
|
$0.19
RUB17.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.39
|
$0.20
RUB18.72
|
|
pay 27.6% more for transportation
Baku
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.58
AZN4.38
|
$2.31
RUB213.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$29.87
RUB2,755.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,027,675.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.18
AZN10.50
|
$5.69
RUB524.80
|
|
pay 55.3% more for housing
Baku
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
AZN24.28
|
$6.03
RUB555.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$481.00
AZN817.69
|
$881.83
RUB81,349.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.59
AZN460.00
|
$532.09
RUB49,085.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.42
AZN77.22
|
$90.54
RUB8,352.59
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Baku
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.09
AZN394.55
|
$484.25
RUB44,672.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,029.41
AZN10,250.00
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,065,849.15
|
|
pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports
Baku
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$3.28
RUB302.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.46
AZN5.89
|
$2.63
RUB243.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$2.52
RUB232.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.86
AZN86.47
|
$32.93
RUB3,037.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$5.47
RUB504.61
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
Baku
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.46
AZN101.08
|
$98.68
RUB9,103.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.78
AZN89.73
|
$46.53
RUB4,291.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.21
AZN207.76
|
$117.96
RUB10,881.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
AZN156.60
|
$114.14
RUB10,529.76
|
|
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