Cost of living comparison

Azerbaijan

compared to

Turkey

Turkey vs. Azerbaijan Cost of Living Summary

Turkey is 40.8% more expensive than Azerbaijan overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.1% more in Turkey
Groceries: pay 30.0% more in Turkey
Transportation: pay 89.4% more in Turkey
Housing: pay 51.1% more in Turkey
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Turkey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.4% more in Turkey
Clothing: pay 27.8% less in Turkey

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

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Turkey vs. Azerbaijan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.1% more for restaurants

	Azerbaijan	Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.29 AZN12.40	$7.80 TRY391.17	+7.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.12 AZN12.10	$8.25 TRY413.55	+15.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 AZN1.42	$1.28 TRY64.12	+53.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 AZN0.83	$0.44 TRY22.28	-9.6%
Average			+12.1%

Azerbaijan vs. Turkey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.0% more for groceries

	Azerbaijan	Turkey
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 AZN0.64	$0.96 TRY48.24	+153.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.82 AZN3.09	$4.58 TRY229.77	+152.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 AZN7.73	$3.74 TRY187.74	-17.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.36 AZN2.32	$2.15 TRY107.98	+58.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 AZN2.90	$1.91 TRY95.73	+12.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.35 AZN0.59	$0.80 TRY40.07	+129.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 AZN1.14	$0.86 TRY42.93	+27.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 AZN0.95	$0.46 TRY23.22	-16.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 AZN0.98	$0.55 TRY27.44	-5.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 AZN0.39	$0.23 TRY11.73	+2.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 AZN0.39	$0.19 TRY9.41	-18.6%
Average			+30.0%

Azerbaijan vs. Turkey - Cost of groceries

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pay 89.4% more for transportation

	Azerbaijan	Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.48 AZN4.22	$5.08 TRY254.64	+104.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.53 AZN31.50	$32.35 TRY1,622.31	+74.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,500.00 AZN38,250.00	$43,081.17 TRY2M	+91.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.85 AZN8.25	$8.30 TRY416.13	+71.0%
Average			+89.4%

Azerbaijan vs. Turkey - Cost of transportation

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pay 51.1% more for housing

	Azerbaijan	Turkey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.12 AZN24.00	$13.65 TRY684.43	-3.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$328.27 AZN558.06	$475.20 TRY23,827.25	+44.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.00 AZN351.90	$347.61 TRY17,429.52	+67.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.52 AZN58.69	$51.15 TRY2,564.69	+48.2%
Average			+51.1%

Azerbaijan vs. Turkey - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Azerbaijan	Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.32 AZN388.14	$606.51 TRY30,411.37	+165.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,153.59 AZN13,861.11	$13,566.63 TRY680K	+66.4%
Average			+110.2%

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pay 34.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Azerbaijan	Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.47 AZN2.50	$3.02 TRY151.23	+105.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 AZN4.41	$3.43 TRY172.06	+32.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 AZN5.00	$2.16 TRY108.13	-26.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.02 AZN51.03	$53.35 TRY2,674.84	+77.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 AZN10.75	$5.91 TRY296.43	-6.5%
Average			+34.4%

Azerbaijan vs. Turkey - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 27.8% less for clothing

	Azerbaijan	Turkey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.02 AZN120.73	$45.05 TRY2,259.10	-36.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.58 AZN91.08	$38.92 TRY1,951.68	-27.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.52 AZN206.58	$90.74 TRY4,549.80	-25.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.21 AZN178.86	$83.15 TRY4,169.24	-21.0%
Average			-27.8%

Azerbaijan vs. Turkey - Cost of clothing

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