Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 29.9% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Baku, you would:
pay 9.1% less for restaurants
Baku
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$2.08
฿76.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
AZN0.95
|
$0.67
฿24.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AZN0.53
|
$0.35
฿13.09
|
|
pay 70.5% more for groceries
Baku
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.44
AZN0.74
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
AZN4.08
|
$7.99
฿295.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
AZN8.60
|
$6.46
฿238.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
AZN2.53
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
AZN3.43
|
$1.07
฿39.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
AZN0.82
|
$1.20
฿44.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AZN1.22
|
$0.50
฿18.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
$0.79
฿29.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.59
฿21.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AZN0.57
|
$0.62
฿22.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.46
฿17.00
|
|
pay 68.5% more for transportation
Baku
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AZN4.07
|
$4.57
฿168.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.22
AZN25.87
|
$24.32
฿899.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.65
AZN9.60
|
$9.68
฿358.06
|
|
pay 5.1% more for housing
Baku
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.40
AZN26.18
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.95
AZN586.42
|
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.98
AZN351.87
|
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.58
AZN67.29
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
|
pay 74.1% more for childcare
Baku
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.02
AZN341.74
|
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,449.15
AZN9,263.56
|
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
Baku
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
AZN2.30
|
$1.90
฿70.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
AZN5.12
|
$1.94
฿71.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
AZN5.00
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.19
AZN58.13
|
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.71
AZN8.00
|
$5.63
฿208.30
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
Baku
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.85
AZN76.24
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.45
AZN72.17
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
AZN173.70
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.07
AZN112.31
|
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
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