Cost of living comparison

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Seoul vs. Baku Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 87.5% more expensive than Baku.

Restaurants: pay 29.3% more in Seoul
Groceries: pay 3.6 times more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 77.2% more in Seoul
Housing: pay 92.9% more in Seoul
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.0% more in Seoul
Clothing: pay 19.4% less in Seoul

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Seoul are more expensive than in Baku. Notably, groceries, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Seoul.

Seoul vs. Baku Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.3% more for restaurants

	Baku	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.82 AZN15.00	$8.49 ₩12,759	-3.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.65 AZN13.00	$6.30 ₩9,463	-17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 AZN1.55	$1.64 ₩2,463	+80.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 AZN0.84	$0.78 ₩1,173	+58.6%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 3.6 times more for groceries

	Baku	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 AZN0.83	$3.24 ₩4,866	+563.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 AZN4.25	$6.79 ₩10,208	+171.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 AZN9.28	$7.85 ₩11,793	+43.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 AZN2.49	$2.93 ₩4,406	+99.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.16 AZN3.67	$4.67 ₩7,015	+116.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 AZN1.03	$3.45 ₩5,178	+466.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 AZN1.36	$1.52 ₩2,290	+89.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 AZN1.20	$2.35 ₩3,534	+233.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 AZN1.34	$2.77 ₩4,166	+251.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 AZN0.60	$1.62 ₩2,433	+359.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 AZN0.42	$1.30 ₩1,949	+419.7%
Average			+255.9%

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pay 77.2% more for transportation

	Baku	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.73 AZN4.64	$4.43 ₩6,658	+62.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.65 AZN30.00	$45.99 ₩69,114	+160.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,294.12 AZN34,500.00	$25,072.36 ₩38M	+23.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.47 AZN11.00	$10.50 ₩15,779	+62.3%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 92.9% more for housing

	Baku	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.43 AZN26.23	$20.56 ₩30,891	+33.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$480.39 AZN816.67	$925.55 ₩1M	+92.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.55 AZN463.33	$559.33 ₩841K	+105.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.44 AZN84.04	$118.88 ₩179K	+140.5%
Average			+92.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Baku	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$247.99 AZN421.59	$360.15 ₩541K	+45.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,692.31 AZN11,376.92	$21,667.04 ₩33M	+223.8%
Average			+134.5%

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pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Baku	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 AZN3.00	$3.54 ₩5,316	+100.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 AZN6.07	$3.70 ₩5,557	+3.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 AZN6.00	$3.18 ₩4,785	-9.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.63 AZN70.77	$56.34 ₩84,659	+35.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.88 AZN10.00	$10.61 ₩15,949	+80.4%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 19.4% less for clothing

	Baku	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.80 AZN99.96	$49.77 ₩74,784	-15.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.93 AZN88.27	$39.49 ₩59,345	-23.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.93 AZN202.17	$74.94 ₩113K	-37.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.43 AZN170.73	$99.06 ₩149K	-1.4%
Average			-19.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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