Cost of living comparison
Baku is 5.4% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Baku instead of Suva, you would:
pay 8.8% more for restaurants
Suva
|
Baku
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$10.00
AZN17.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
FJD14.93
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
FJD2.82
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FJD1.99
|
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
|
pay 38.1% less for groceries
Suva
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
FJD1.06
|
$0.46
AZN0.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FJD11.98
|
$2.72
AZN4.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
FJD10.72
|
$5.25
AZN8.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
$1.54
AZN2.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
$2.07
AZN3.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
FJD2.70
|
$0.48
AZN0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
FJD1.93
|
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.58
FJD3.53
|
$0.66
AZN1.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
FJD2.79
|
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FJD1.41
|
$0.29
AZN0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
FJD1.32
|
$0.23
AZN0.39
|
|
pay 9.8% less for transportation
Suva
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
FJD11.15
|
$2.58
AZN4.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.33
FJD49.77
|
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,334.39
FJD49,765.49
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$6.18
AZN10.50
|
|
pay 17.8% less for housing
Suva
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.71
FJD50.59
|
$14.28
AZN24.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$753.79
FJD1,679.59
|
$481.00
AZN817.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$405.21
FJD902.89
|
$270.59
AZN460.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.59
FJD74.84
|
$45.42
AZN77.22
|
|
pay 7.0% less for childcare
Suva
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.12
FJD414.71
|
$232.09
AZN394.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,827.13
FJD21,896.82
|
$6,029.41
AZN10,250.00
|
|
pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD5.97
|
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
FJD6.90
|
$3.46
AZN5.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
FJD21.90
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.01
FJD60.19
|
$50.86
AZN86.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
pay 97.5% more for clothing
Suva
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.91
FJD57.73
|
$59.46
AZN101.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.25
FJD60.71
|
$52.78
AZN89.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.68
FJD141.90
|
$122.21
AZN207.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.63
FJD117.28
|
$92.12
AZN156.60
|
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