Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

compared to

Azerbaijan

Baku vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Baku is 4.3% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Baku
Groceries: pay 37.9% less in Baku
Transportation: pay 8.3% less in Baku
Housing: pay 16.9% less in Baku
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Baku
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.3% more in Baku
Clothing: pay 42.1% more in Baku

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Baku are more expensive than in Abuja. Expenses including groceries, housing, and transportation are lower in Baku. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Baku.

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Baku vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baku instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Abuja	Baku
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$8.82 AZN15.00	+341.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 NGN5,324.84	$8.09 AZN13.75	+102.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 NGN650.79	$1.11 AZN1.89	+127.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NGN928.07	$0.60 AZN1.02	-13.5%
Average			+167.0%

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pay 37.9% less for groceries

	Abuja	Baku
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 NGN1,752.51	$0.51 AZN0.87	-61.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 NGN7,338.86	$2.59 AZN4.40	-53.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.88 NGN18,480.74	$5.58 AZN9.49	-59.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.83 NGN2,442.20	$2.02 AZN3.43	+9.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.39 NGN3,184.67	$2.36 AZN4.01	-1.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 NGN1,224.04	$0.59 AZN1.01	-35.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN883.74	$0.84 AZN1.43	+26.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 NGN908.26	$0.72 AZN1.22	+5.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NGN1,394.13	$0.82 AZN1.39	-21.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,104.11	$0.35 AZN0.59	-58.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 NGN1,468.62	$0.26 AZN0.44	-76.3%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 8.3% less for transportation

	Abuja	Baku
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 NGN2,847.35	$2.55 AZN4.34	+19.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.78 NGN43,636.37	$21.18 AZN36.00	-35.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN35M	$23,529.41 AZN40,000.00	-10.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.30 NGN9,713.27	$6.76 AZN11.50	-7.3%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 16.9% less for housing

	Abuja	Baku
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.15 NGN38,810.71	$15.29 AZN26.00	-47.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$596.02 NGN793K	$550.65 AZN936.11	-7.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.58 NGN467K	$315.38 AZN536.15	-10.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.28 NGN115K	$50.83 AZN86.41	-41.1%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Baku
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.24 NGN60,218.19	$327.99 AZN557.58	+625.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,150.69 NGN4M	$6,732.03 AZN11,444.44	+113.7%
Average			+293.6%

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pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Baku
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 NGN1,331.21	$1.76 AZN3.00	+76.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NGN4,464.03	$3.51 AZN5.97	+4.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$2.94 AZN5.00	+47.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.12 NGN34,764.93	$48.53 AZN82.50	+85.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.41 NGN8,530.91	$5.88 AZN10.00	-8.2%
Average			+34.3%

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pay 42.1% more for clothing

	Abuja	Baku
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.92 NGN34,511.60	$66.42 AZN112.92	+156.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.65 NGN80,732.29	$55.49 AZN94.33	-8.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.11 NGN104K	$125.29 AZN213.00	+60.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.08 NGN141K	$114.97 AZN195.45	+8.4%
Average			+42.1%

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