Cost of living comparison

Azerbaijan

compared to

Romania

Romania vs. Azerbaijan Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 37.8% more expensive than Azerbaijan overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.9% more in Romania
Groceries: pay 57.7% more in Romania
Transportation: pay 62.4% more in Romania
Housing: pay 37.3% more in Romania
Childcare: pay 35.9% more in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.5% more in Romania
Clothing: pay 26.1% less in Romania

The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Romania are more expensive than in Azerbaijan.

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Romania vs. Azerbaijan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Romania instead of Azerbaijan, you would:

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pay 39.9% more for restaurants

	Azerbaijan	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.29 AZN12.40	$9.82 RON46.44	+34.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.12 AZN12.10	$7.22 RON34.13	+1.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 AZN1.42	$1.87 RON8.86	+124.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 AZN0.83	$1.57 RON7.43	+219.8%
Average			+39.9%

Azerbaijan vs. Romania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.7% more for groceries

	Azerbaijan	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 AZN0.64	$1.10 RON5.19	+189.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.82 AZN3.09	$3.76 RON17.78	+107.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 AZN7.73	$5.36 RON25.36	+17.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.36 AZN2.32	$2.91 RON13.77	+113.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 AZN2.90	$2.69 RON12.72	+57.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.35 AZN0.59	$0.51 RON2.42	+46.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 AZN1.14	$0.67 RON3.18
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 AZN0.95	$0.65 RON3.08	+16.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 AZN0.98	$0.89 RON4.19	+53.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 AZN0.39	$0.35 RON1.66	+53.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 AZN0.39	$0.36 RON1.70	+56.1%
Average			+57.7%

Azerbaijan vs. Romania - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.4% more for transportation

	Azerbaijan	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.48 AZN4.22	$6.55 RON30.98	+163.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.53 AZN31.50	$23.38 RON110.58	+26.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,500.00 AZN38,250.00	$27,083.66 RON128K	+20.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.85 AZN8.25	$6.64 RON31.43	+36.9%
Average			+62.4%

Azerbaijan vs. Romania - Cost of transportation

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pay 37.3% more for housing

	Azerbaijan	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.12 AZN24.00	$8.56 RON40.50	-39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$328.27 AZN558.06	$371.73 RON1,758.50	+13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.00 AZN351.90	$281.26 RON1,330.53	+35.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.52 AZN58.69	$107.14 RON506.84	+210.3%
Average			+37.3%

Azerbaijan vs. Romania - Cost of housing

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pay 35.9% more for childcare

	Azerbaijan	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.32 AZN388.14	$482.75 RON2,283.68	+111.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,153.59 AZN13,861.11	$7,125.14 RON33,706.19	-12.6%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 25.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Azerbaijan	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.47 AZN2.50	$2.18 RON10.31	+48.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 AZN4.41	$2.45 RON11.57	-5.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 AZN5.00	$5.71 RON27.03	+94.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.02 AZN51.03	$38.73 RON183.19	+29.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 AZN10.75	$7.13 RON33.75	+12.8%
Average			+25.5%

Azerbaijan vs. Romania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 26.1% less for clothing

	Azerbaijan	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.02 AZN120.73	$62.00 RON293.30	-12.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.58 AZN91.08	$35.53 RON168.09	-33.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.52 AZN206.58	$77.18 RON365.11	-36.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.21 AZN178.86	$85.19 RON402.98	-19.0%
Average			-26.1%

Azerbaijan vs. Romania - Cost of clothing

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