Cost of living comparison
Russia is 9.2% more expensive than Azerbaijan.
If you lived in Russia instead of Azerbaijan, you would:
pay 8.7% more for restaurants
Azerbaijan
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
$6.85
RUB587.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
AZN10.12
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
AZN1.06
|
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
AZN0.56
|
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
|
pay 17.2% more for groceries
Azerbaijan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
AZN3.71
|
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
AZN7.97
|
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
AZN2.43
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
AZN3.06
|
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
AZN0.67
|
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
AZN1.21
|
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
AZN0.88
|
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
AZN1.04
|
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
AZN0.47
|
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
AZN0.28
|
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
|
pay 19.6% more for transportation
Azerbaijan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
AZN3.93
|
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.53
AZN23.00
|
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,607.84
AZN33,333.33
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
AZN7.95
|
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
|
pay 17.4% more for housing
Azerbaijan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
AZN20.32
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.43
AZN529.42
|
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.56
AZN356.25
|
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.18
AZN54.70
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
|
pay 6.6% more for childcare
Azerbaijan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.98
AZN372.27
|
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,779.41
AZN8,125.00
|
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
|
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
Azerbaijan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
AZN2.08
|
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
AZN4.31
|
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
AZN5.72
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.66
AZN53.82
|
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
AZN11.33
|
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
|
pay 13.3% more for clothing
Azerbaijan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.29
AZN78.69
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.24
AZN59.91
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.97
AZN134.25
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.06
AZN107.20
|
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
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