Cost of living comparison
Almaty is 19.7% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Almaty instead of Baku, you would:
pay 12.8% more for restaurants
Baku
|
Almaty
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
AZN17.00
|
$9.11
KZT4,002.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$6.83
KZT3,002.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.97
KZT425.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
$0.50
KZT218.92
|
|
pay 25.6% more for groceries
Baku
|
Almaty
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.77
|
$0.59
KZT261.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
AZN4.63
|
$5.16
KZT2,268.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
AZN8.93
|
$5.26
KZT2,313.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
AZN2.62
|
$1.83
KZT806.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
AZN3.51
|
$2.49
KZT1,093.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
AZN0.81
|
$0.61
KZT269.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$0.95
KZT417.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
AZN1.12
|
$1.07
KZT468.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$0.97
KZT427.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.50
|
$0.25
KZT111.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.39
|
$0.22
KZT95.85
|
|
pay 1.8% less for transportation
Baku
|
Almaty
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.58
AZN4.38
|
$1.98
KZT868.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$16.39
KZT7,205.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$23,907.67
KZT10,507,546.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.18
AZN10.50
|
$6.60
KZT2,902.08
|
|
pay 41.5% more for housing
Baku
|
Almaty
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
AZN24.28
|
$13.36
KZT5,869.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$481.00
AZN817.69
|
$763.37
KZT335,504.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.59
AZN460.00
|
$540.04
KZT237,349.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.42
AZN77.22
|
$51.94
KZT22,826.19
|
|
pay 52.5% more for childcare
Baku
|
Almaty
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.09
AZN394.55
|
$290.03
KZT127,471.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,029.41
AZN10,250.00
|
$10,850.24
KZT4,768,737.36
|
|
pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports
Baku
|
Almaty
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$1.28
KZT560.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.46
AZN5.89
|
$2.59
KZT1,139.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$1.83
KZT805.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.86
AZN86.47
|
$50.89
KZT22,366.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$5.69
KZT2,501.80
|
|
pay 24.9% more for clothing
Baku
|
Almaty
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.46
AZN101.08
|
$97.57
KZT42,880.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.78
AZN89.73
|
$47.82
KZT21,015.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.21
AZN207.76
|
$128.24
KZT56,363.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
AZN156.60
|
$128.93
KZT56,663.42
|
|
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