Cost of living comparison
Romania is 61.2% more expensive than Azerbaijan.
If you lived in Romania instead of Azerbaijan, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Azerbaijan
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.06
AZN8.60
|
$6.92
RON31.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
AZN10.34
|
$5.40
RON24.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
AZN0.80
|
$1.30
RON5.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
AZN0.42
|
$1.20
RON5.55
|
|
pay 42.2% more for groceries
Azerbaijan
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.32
AZN0.55
|
$0.92
RON4.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.28
AZN3.88
|
$3.06
RON14.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
AZN6.06
|
$4.98
RON23.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
AZN2.32
|
$2.57
RON11.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
AZN3.34
|
$2.23
RON10.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
AZN0.74
|
$0.43
RON1.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
AZN1.19
|
$0.59
RON2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
AZN0.99
|
$0.58
RON2.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AZN0.86
|
$0.87
RON4.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
AZN0.48
|
$0.29
RON1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
AZN0.36
|
$0.31
RON1.43
|
|
pay 73.0% more for transportation
Azerbaijan
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.19
AZN3.73
|
$6.47
RON29.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.86
AZN18.47
|
$18.36
RON84.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,088.24
AZN29,050.00
|
$19,112.96
RON88,317.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.72
AZN8.02
|
$5.47
RON25.27
|
|
pay 49.3% more for housing
Azerbaijan
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.71
AZN28.41
|
$8.88
RON41.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$188.79
AZN320.95
|
$288.89
RON1,334.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.45
AZN235.37
|
$212.37
RON981.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.07
AZN71.52
|
$100.05
RON462.29
|
|
pay 44.8% more for childcare
Azerbaijan
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.02
AZN341.74
|
$311.36
RON1,438.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,777.17
AZN6,421.19
|
$5,083.75
RON23,491.01
|
|
pay 39.3% more for entertainment and sports
Azerbaijan
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
AZN1.84
|
$1.58
RON7.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
AZN3.38
|
$1.81
RON8.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
AZN5.02
|
$4.90
RON22.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.17
AZN42.79
|
$35.37
RON163.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
AZN6.75
|
$6.08
RON28.11
|
|
pay 32.1% more for clothing
Azerbaijan
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.92
AZN49.16
|
$57.53
RON265.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.41
AZN56.80
|
$31.55
RON145.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.94
AZN120.60
|
$70.03
RON323.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.06
AZN97.00
|
$77.90
RON359.97
|
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