Cost of living comparison
Baku is 8.4% cheaper than Almaty.
If you lived in Baku instead of Almaty, you would:
pay 18.9% less for restaurants
Almaty
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.77
KZT3,002.08
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
KZT2,501.74
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
KZT378.50
|
$0.56
AZN0.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
KZT203.87
|
$0.31
AZN0.53
|
|
pay 8.9% less for groceries
Almaty
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
KZT183.51
|
$0.44
AZN0.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.25
KZT1,883.15
|
$2.40
AZN4.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.82
KZT2,136.78
|
$5.06
AZN8.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
KZT723.43
|
$1.49
AZN2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
KZT981.75
|
$2.02
AZN3.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
KZT250.70
|
$0.48
AZN0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KZT391.85
|
$0.72
AZN1.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
KZT425.66
|
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
KZT392.99
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KZT114.57
|
$0.34
AZN0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
KZT94.96
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 8.9% more for transportation
Almaty
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.82
KZT805.25
|
$2.40
AZN4.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.26
KZT7,205.00
|
$15.22
AZN25.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,320.18
KZT9,006,251.52
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
KZT2,501.74
|
$5.65
AZN9.60
|
|
pay 23.6% less for housing
Almaty
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.34
KZT5,470.13
|
$15.40
AZN26.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$723.42
KZT320,633.59
|
$344.95
AZN586.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$510.41
KZT226,224.42
|
$206.98
AZN351.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.73
KZT18,940.23
|
$39.58
AZN67.29
|
|
pay 16.4% less for childcare
Almaty
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.30
KZT102,070.85
|
$201.02
AZN341.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,821.98
KZT3,023,617.67
|
$5,449.15
AZN9,263.56
|
|
pay 13.9% more for entertainment and sports
Almaty
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.52
KZT675.47
|
$1.35
AZN2.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
KZT1,003.27
|
$3.01
AZN5.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.58
KZT700.49
|
$2.94
AZN5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.85
KZT19,436.11
|
$34.19
AZN58.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.64
KZT2,501.74
|
$4.71
AZN8.00
|
|
pay 14.1% less for clothing
Almaty
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.09
KZT33,723.41
|
$44.85
AZN76.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.29
KZT16,969.64
|
$42.45
AZN72.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.29
KZT39,574.88
|
$102.17
AZN173.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.23
KZT49,297.45
|
$66.07
AZN112.31
|
|
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