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Azerbaijan vs. Belarus Cost of Living Summary

Azerbaijan is 12.0% more expensive than Belarus overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.3% more in Azerbaijan
Groceries: pay 5.8% less in Azerbaijan
Transportation: pay 12.2% more in Azerbaijan
Housing: pay 3.6% more in Azerbaijan
Childcare: pay 27.3% less in Azerbaijan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.1% more in Azerbaijan
Clothing: pay 18.9% more in Azerbaijan

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and housing in Azerbaijan are more expensive than in Belarus. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan vs. Belarus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Azerbaijan instead of Belarus, you would:

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pay 19.3% more for restaurants

	Belarus	Azerbaijan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.88 BYN22.88	$7.06 AZN12.00	-10.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.34 BYN15.48	$6.27 AZN10.67	+17.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 BYN1.73	$0.80 AZN1.36	+34.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 BYN1.08	$0.50 AZN0.86	+35.6%
Average			+19.3%

Belarus vs. Azerbaijan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.8% less for groceries

	Belarus	Azerbaijan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 BYN1.58	$0.41 AZN0.70	-24.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.03 BYN8.80	$1.90 AZN3.23	-37.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.53 BYN7.33	$4.75 AZN8.08	+88.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.28 BYN3.72	$1.38 AZN2.35	+7.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.61 BYN4.67	$1.76 AZN2.99	+9.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.52 BYN1.50	$0.41 AZN0.70	-20.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 BYN2.11	$0.68 AZN1.16	-6.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 BYN2.24	$0.52 AZN0.88	-32.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 BYN2.40	$0.53 AZN0.89	-36.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 BYN0.68	$0.26 AZN0.43	+9.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.80	$0.22 AZN0.37	-20.8%
Average			-5.8%

Belarus vs. Azerbaijan - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.2% more for transportation

	Belarus	Azerbaijan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.93 BYN8.49	$2.42 AZN4.11	-17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.40 BYN35.97	$17.65 AZN30.00	+42.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,403.97 BYN50,498.15	$20,294.12 AZN34,500.00	+16.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.24 BYN12.30	$4.56 AZN7.75	+7.5%
Average			+12.2%

Belarus vs. Azerbaijan - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.6% more for housing

	Belarus	Azerbaijan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.01 BYN34.84	$13.67 AZN23.24	+13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$298.15 BYN865.10	$300.65 AZN511.11	+0.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.17 BYN519.85	$190.20 AZN323.33	+6.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.09 BYN116.32	$37.54 AZN63.82	-6.4%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 27.3% less for childcare

	Belarus	Azerbaijan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$281.30 BYN816.19	$226.94 AZN385.79	-19.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,896.64 BYN22,912.35	$5,110.86 AZN8,688.46	-35.3%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 63.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Belarus	Azerbaijan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 BYN2.85	$1.57 AZN2.67	+59.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 BYN4.20	$2.87 AZN4.87	+98.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.66 BYN4.82	$2.94 AZN5.00	+76.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.82 BYN86.53	$34.30 AZN58.31	+15.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.54 BYN10.27	$5.88 AZN10.00	+66.1%
Average			+63.1%

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pay 18.9% more for clothing

	Belarus	Azerbaijan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.44 BYN123.15	$58.80 AZN99.96	+38.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.20 BYN113.73	$51.93 AZN88.27	+32.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.42 BYN285.56	$105.54 AZN179.42	+7.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 BYN239.97	$80.61 AZN137.03	-2.5%
Average			+18.9%

Belarus vs. Azerbaijan - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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