Cost of living comparison

Azerbaijan

compared to

Japan

Tokyo vs. Baku Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 78.8% more expensive than Baku.

Restaurants: pay 14.3% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 74.7% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.5% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 36.9% less in Tokyo

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

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Tokyo vs. Baku Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.3% less for restaurants

	Baku	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.82 AZN15.00	$7.59 ¥1,200	-14.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.09 AZN13.75	$5.06 ¥800	-37.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 AZN1.89	$1.64 ¥259	+47.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 AZN1.02	$0.89 ¥140	+46.9%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Baku	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 AZN0.87	$1.71 ¥270	+233.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.59 AZN4.40	$5.29 ¥836	+104.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.58 AZN9.49	$5.75 ¥909	+3.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 AZN3.43	$2.26 ¥358	+12.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 AZN4.01	$3.08 ¥487	+30.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 AZN1.01	$2.15 ¥340	+262.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 AZN1.43	$1.07 ¥170	+27.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 AZN1.22	$1.96 ¥309	+171.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 AZN1.39	$2.39 ¥377	+191.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 AZN0.59	$1.53 ¥241	+341.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 AZN0.44	$1.46 ¥231	+459.1%
Average			+129.5%

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pay 74.7% more for transportation

	Baku	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.55 AZN4.34	$4.08 ¥645	+60.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.18 AZN36.00	$63.27 ¥9,997	+198.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,529.41 AZN40,000.00	$21,725.38 ¥3M	-7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.76 AZN11.50	$28.47 ¥4,499	+320.9%
Average			+74.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Baku	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.29 AZN26.00	$30.33 ¥4,793	+98.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$550.65 AZN936.11	$1,280.34 ¥202K	+132.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$315.38 AZN536.15	$692.48 ¥109K	+119.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.83 AZN86.41	$113.45 ¥17,926	+123.2%
Average			+124.1%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Baku	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$327.99 AZN557.58	$1,341.43 ¥212K	+309.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,732.03 AZN11,444.44	$18,252.10 ¥3M	+171.1%
Average			+233.0%

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pay 57.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Baku	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 AZN3.00	$3.80 ¥600	+115.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 AZN5.97	$3.56 ¥563	+1.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 AZN5.00	$3.92 ¥620	+33.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.53 AZN82.50	$66.31 ¥10,478	+36.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.88 AZN10.00	$12.65 ¥1,999	+115.1%
Average			+57.5%

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pay 36.9% less for clothing

	Baku	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.42 AZN112.92	$55.50 ¥8,770	-16.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.49 AZN94.33	$32.95 ¥5,207	-40.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.29 AZN213.00	$65.04 ¥10,278	-48.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.97 AZN195.45	$70.74 ¥11,178	-38.5%
Average			-36.9%

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