Cost of living comparison
Baku is 1.3% cheaper than Astana.
If you lived in Baku instead of Astana, you would:
pay 8.1% less for restaurants
Astana
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.08
KZT3,991.44
|
$10.00
AZN17.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
KZT2,843.90
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KZT426.42
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
KZT246.14
|
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
|
pay 19.1% less for groceries
Astana
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KZT247.78
|
$0.46
AZN0.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
KZT2,329.50
|
$2.72
AZN4.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
KZT2,122.68
|
$5.25
AZN8.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
KZT829.47
|
$1.54
AZN2.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
KZT1,113.36
|
$2.07
AZN3.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
KZT295.03
|
$0.48
AZN0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KZT437.86
|
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
KZT502.45
|
$0.66
AZN1.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
KZT518.52
|
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
KZT109.82
|
$0.29
AZN0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT102.78
|
$0.23
AZN0.39
|
|
pay 9.9% more for transportation
Astana
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
KZT877.90
|
$2.58
AZN4.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.03
KZT7,483.94
|
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,704.14
KZT9,978,589.32
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.31
KZT2,334.99
|
$6.18
AZN10.50
|
|
pay 6.9% less for housing
Astana
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
KZT6,073.73
|
$14.28
AZN24.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$522.20
KZT229,507.55
|
$481.00
AZN817.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$354.38
KZT155,752.76
|
$270.59
AZN460.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.07
KZT19,808.90
|
$45.42
AZN77.22
|
|
pay 10.2% less for childcare
Astana
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.83
KZT100,573.68
|
$232.09
AZN394.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,705.22
KZT3,386,483.75
|
$6,029.41
AZN10,250.00
|
|
pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
KZT598.72
|
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
KZT1,012.44
|
$3.46
AZN5.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
KZT798.29
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.93
KZT26,339.32
|
$50.86
AZN86.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
KZT2,494.65
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
pay 2.6% less for clothing
Astana
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
KZT34,464.05
|
$59.46
AZN101.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.48
KZT21,745.01
|
$52.78
AZN89.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.43
KZT48,096.80
|
$122.21
AZN207.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.49
KZT42,408.55
|
$92.12
AZN156.60
|
|
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