Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.9 times more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Baku, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Baku
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
AZN17.00
|
$15.16
NZ$24.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$9.09
NZ$14.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$2.49
NZ$4.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
$2.16
NZ$3.53
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Baku
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.77
|
$2.13
NZ$3.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
AZN4.63
|
$4.53
NZ$7.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
AZN8.93
|
$7.33
NZ$11.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
AZN2.62
|
$6.98
NZ$11.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
AZN3.51
|
$5.27
NZ$8.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
AZN0.81
|
$1.44
NZ$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$1.15
NZ$1.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
AZN1.12
|
$1.48
NZ$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$2.61
NZ$4.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.50
|
$1.09
NZ$1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.39
|
$0.93
NZ$1.52
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Baku
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.58
AZN4.38
|
$6.60
NZ$10.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$115.94
NZ$189.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$30,007.11
NZ$48,915.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.18
AZN10.50
|
$16.83
NZ$27.43
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Baku
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
AZN24.28
|
$57.37
NZ$93.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$481.00
AZN817.69
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,471.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.59
AZN460.00
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,236.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.42
AZN77.22
|
$134.66
NZ$219.52
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Baku
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.09
AZN394.55
|
$777.00
NZ$1,266.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,029.41
AZN10,250.00
|
$12,897.92
NZ$21,025.21
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Baku
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$7.28
NZ$11.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.46
AZN5.89
|
$3.39
NZ$5.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$23.83
NZ$38.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.86
AZN86.47
|
$38.32
NZ$62.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$12.13
NZ$19.77
|
|
pay 19.4% more for clothing
Baku
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.46
AZN101.08
|
$80.07
NZ$130.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.78
AZN89.73
|
$53.09
NZ$86.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.21
AZN207.76
|
$124.73
NZ$203.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
AZN156.60
|
$129.08
NZ$210.41
|
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