Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 71.4% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Baku, you would:
pay 11.2% less for restaurants
Baku
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$2.95
THB109.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$5.91
THB218.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
AZN0.95
|
$0.57
THB21.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AZN0.53
|
$0.32
THB11.94
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Baku
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.44
AZN0.74
|
$1.86
THB68.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
AZN4.08
|
$8.67
THB321.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
AZN8.60
|
$6.60
THB244.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
AZN2.53
|
$2.02
THB74.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
AZN3.43
|
$1.46
THB53.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
AZN0.82
|
$1.36
THB50.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AZN1.22
|
$0.63
THB23.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
$0.90
THB33.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.73
THB27.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AZN0.57
|
$0.73
THB26.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.63
THB23.21
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Baku
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AZN4.07
|
$4.46
THB165.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.22
AZN25.87
|
$38.39
THB1,421.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$59,069.18
THB2,186,800.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.65
AZN9.60
|
$10.60
THB392.53
|
|
pay 49.7% more for housing
Baku
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.40
AZN26.18
|
$15.74
THB582.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.95
AZN586.42
|
$659.48
THB24,414.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.98
AZN351.87
|
$314.02
THB11,625.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.58
AZN67.29
|
$60.89
THB2,254.18
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Baku
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.02
AZN341.74
|
$562.72
THB20,832.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,449.15
AZN9,263.56
|
$13,500.26
THB499,793.17
|
|
pay 47.4% more for entertainment and sports
Baku
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
AZN2.30
|
$2.36
THB87.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
AZN5.12
|
$2.30
THB85.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
AZN5.00
|
$4.43
THB164.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.19
AZN58.13
|
$56.73
THB2,100.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.71
AZN8.00
|
$7.97
THB295.22
|
|
pay 19.7% more for clothing
Baku
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.85
AZN76.24
|
$59.87
THB2,216.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.45
AZN72.17
|
$40.54
THB1,500.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
AZN173.70
|
$97.44
THB3,607.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.07
AZN112.31
|
$102.02
THB3,776.74
|
|
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