Cost of living comparison

Azerbaijan

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Aruba

Oranjestad vs. Baku Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 2.0 times more expensive than Baku.

Restaurants: pay 85.9% more in Oranjestad
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Oranjestad
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Oranjestad
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Oranjestad
Childcare: pay 1.3% less in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.3% more in Oranjestad
Clothing: pay 10.5% less in Oranjestad

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Oranjestad are more expensive than in Baku. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Oranjestad. Notably, housing, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Oranjestad.

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Oranjestad vs. Baku Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Baku, you would:

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pay 85.9% more for restaurants

	Baku	Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.82 AZN15.00	$22.00 AWG39.63	+149.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.09 AZN13.75	$10.27 AWG18.50	+27.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 AZN1.89	$1.44 AWG2.60	+29.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 AZN1.02	$1.63 AWG2.93	+170.1%
Average			+85.9%

Baku vs. Oranjestad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Baku	Oranjestad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 AZN0.87	$2.97 AWG5.35	+479.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.59 AZN4.40	$6.25 AWG11.26	+141.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.58 AZN9.49	$7.04 AWG12.69	+26.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 AZN3.43	$5.33 AWG9.60	+164.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 AZN4.01	$4.23 AWG7.62	+79.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 AZN1.01	$2.10 AWG3.78	+253.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 AZN1.43	$1.02 AWG1.84	+21.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 AZN1.22	$2.27 AWG4.09	+214.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 AZN1.39	$1.59 AWG2.86	+93.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 AZN0.59	$1.01 AWG1.82	+191.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 AZN0.44	$0.91 AWG1.63	+247.1%
Average			+148.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Baku	Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.55 AZN4.34	$7.63 AWG13.75	+199.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.18 AZN36.00	$30.00 AWG54.04	+41.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,529.41 AZN40,000.00	$26,095.70 AWG47,004.88	+10.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.76 AZN11.50	$48.03 AWG86.51	+610.0%
Average			+100.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Baku	Oranjestad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.29 AZN26.00	$105.51 AWG190.04	+589.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$550.65 AZN936.11	$933.33 AWG1,681.17	+69.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$315.38 AZN536.15	$950.00 AWG1,711.19	+201.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.83 AZN86.41	$194.00 AWG349.45	+281.7%
Average			+158.5%

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pay 1.3% less for childcare

	Baku	Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$327.99 AZN557.58	$250.00 AWG450.31	-23.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,732.03 AZN11,444.44	$8,606.10 AWG15,501.74	+27.8%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 66.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Baku	Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 AZN3.00	$3.00 AWG5.40	+70.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 AZN5.97	$4.31 AWG7.77	+22.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 AZN5.00	$10.00 AWG18.01	+240.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.53 AZN82.50	$62.22 AWG112.08	+28.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.88 AZN10.00	$11.94 AWG21.50	+103.0%
Average			+66.3%

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pay 10.5% less for clothing

	Baku	Oranjestad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.42 AZN112.92	$60.00 AWG108.08	-9.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.49 AZN94.33	$50.71 AWG91.34	-8.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.29 AZN213.00	$108.81 AWG196.00	-13.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.97 AZN195.45	$102.90 AWG185.35	-10.5%
Average			-10.5%

Baku vs. Oranjestad - Cost of clothing

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