Cost of living comparison
Baku is 1.9% more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Baku instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 69.9% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$0.56
AZN0.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.31
AZN0.53
|
|
pay 69.4% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.44
AZN0.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$2.40
AZN4.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$5.06
AZN8.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$1.49
AZN2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$2.02
AZN3.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$0.48
AZN0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.72
AZN1.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.34
AZN0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$2.40
AZN4.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$15.22
AZN25.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$5.65
AZN9.60
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$15.40
AZN26.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$344.95
AZN586.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$206.98
AZN351.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$39.58
AZN67.29
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$201.02
AZN341.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$5,449.15
AZN9,263.56
|
|
pay 62.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$1.35
AZN2.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$3.01
AZN5.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$2.94
AZN5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$34.19
AZN58.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$4.71
AZN8.00
|
|
pay 73.5% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$44.85
AZN76.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$42.45
AZN72.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$102.17
AZN173.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$66.07
AZN112.31
|
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