Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 2.4 times more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Baku, you would:
pay 45.9% more for restaurants
Baku
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
AZN0.95
|
$0.98
AED3.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AZN0.53
|
$0.34
AED1.24
|
|
pay 63.2% more for groceries
Baku
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.44
AZN0.74
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
AZN4.08
|
$3.93
AED14.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
AZN8.60
|
$7.02
AED25.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
AZN2.53
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
AZN3.43
|
$3.48
AED12.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
AZN0.82
|
$0.96
AED3.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AZN1.22
|
$0.75
AED2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
$0.77
AED2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.63
AED2.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AZN0.57
|
$0.48
AED1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.45
AED1.66
|
|
pay 40.0% more for transportation
Baku
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AZN4.07
|
$3.91
AED14.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.22
AZN25.87
|
$21.78
AED80.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$24,369.69
AED89,509.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.65
AZN9.60
|
$7.62
AED28.00
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Baku
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.40
AZN26.18
|
$104.06
AED382.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.95
AZN586.42
|
$1,554.77
AED5,710.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.98
AZN351.87
|
$1,212.35
AED4,452.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.58
AZN67.29
|
$132.77
AED487.68
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Baku
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.02
AZN341.74
|
$596.56
AED2,191.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,449.15
AZN9,263.56
|
$9,988.57
AED36,688.01
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Baku
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
AZN2.30
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
AZN5.12
|
$5.15
AED18.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
AZN5.00
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.19
AZN58.13
|
$73.56
AED270.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.71
AZN8.00
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
pay 15.8% more for clothing
Baku
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.85
AZN76.24
|
$53.67
AED197.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.45
AZN72.17
|
$45.10
AED165.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
AZN173.70
|
$93.37
AED342.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.07
AZN112.31
|
$96.36
AED353.91
|
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