Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 54.6% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Baku, you would:
pay 48.7% more for restaurants
Baku
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$8.62
RUB797.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$4.93
RUB455.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
AZN0.95
|
$1.02
RUB94.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AZN0.53
|
$0.57
RUB52.81
|
|
pay 23.0% more for groceries
Baku
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.44
AZN0.74
|
$0.69
RUB63.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
AZN4.08
|
$5.18
RUB478.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
AZN8.60
|
$4.02
RUB371.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
AZN2.53
|
$1.42
RUB131.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
AZN3.43
|
$2.00
RUB184.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
AZN0.82
|
$0.62
RUB57.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AZN1.22
|
$0.53
RUB49.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
$0.70
RUB64.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$1.40
RUB129.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AZN0.57
|
$0.27
RUB24.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.26
RUB24.46
|
|
pay 31.2% more for transportation
Baku
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AZN4.07
|
$2.47
RUB228.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.22
AZN25.87
|
$30.79
RUB2,848.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$30,787.49
RUB2,848,304.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.65
AZN9.60
|
$3.94
RUB364.58
|
|
pay 90.1% more for housing
Baku
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.40
AZN26.18
|
$6.45
RUB596.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.95
AZN586.42
|
$860.20
RUB79,581.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.98
AZN351.87
|
$497.14
RUB45,993.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.58
AZN67.29
|
$90.59
RUB8,380.77
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Baku
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.02
AZN341.74
|
$487.67
RUB45,117.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,449.15
AZN9,263.56
|
$9,121.01
RUB843,830.42
|
|
pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports
Baku
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
AZN2.30
|
$3.08
RUB284.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
AZN5.12
|
$2.57
RUB237.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
AZN5.00
|
$2.52
RUB232.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.19
AZN58.13
|
$38.25
RUB3,538.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.71
AZN8.00
|
$6.16
RUB569.66
|
|
pay 55.7% more for clothing
Baku
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.85
AZN76.24
|
$94.24
RUB8,718.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.45
AZN72.17
|
$45.95
RUB4,250.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
AZN173.70
|
$106.61
RUB9,862.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.07
AZN112.31
|
$132.25
RUB12,235.50
|
|
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