Cost of living comparison
Baku is 11.0% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Baku instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 12.7% less for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.44
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.26
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.43
|
$0.56
AZN0.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.63
|
$0.31
AZN0.53
|
|
pay 3.1% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.04
|
$0.44
AZN0.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.41
|
$2.40
AZN4.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.02
|
$5.06
AZN8.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.82
|
$1.49
AZN2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.34
|
$2.02
AZN3.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.35
|
$0.48
AZN0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.25
|
$0.72
AZN1.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.57
|
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.71
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.34
AZN0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.92
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 7.8% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.48
|
$2.40
AZN4.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.04
|
$15.22
AZN25.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,491,559.08
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.21
|
$5.65
AZN9.60
|
|
pay 51.0% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,610.21
|
$15.40
AZN26.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,489.74
|
$344.95
AZN586.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,864.01
|
$206.98
AZN351.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,812.69
|
$39.58
AZN67.29
|
|
pay 40.7% more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,278.15
|
$201.02
AZN341.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,638,912.22
|
$5,449.15
AZN9,263.56
|
|
pay 67.0% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.03
|
$1.35
AZN2.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.94
|
$3.01
AZN5.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$2.94
AZN5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,836.46
|
$34.19
AZN58.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$4.71
AZN8.00
|
|
pay 21.9% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,544.08
|
$44.85
AZN76.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,087.81
|
$42.45
AZN72.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,705.17
|
$102.17
AZN173.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,512.35
|
$66.07
AZN112.31
|
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