Cost of living comparison
Baku is 32.4% cheaper than Belgrade.
If you lived in Baku instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.31
RSD1,013
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.73
RSD841
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
RSD210
|
$0.56
AZN0.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
RSD144
|
$0.31
AZN0.53
|
|
pay 24.8% less for groceries
Belgrade
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
RSD78
|
$0.44
AZN0.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
RSD485
|
$2.40
AZN4.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
RSD612
|
$5.06
AZN8.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
RSD277
|
$1.49
AZN2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
RSD348
|
$2.02
AZN3.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD57
|
$0.48
AZN0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
RSD92
|
$0.72
AZN1.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD82
|
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD87
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.34
AZN0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RSD36
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 43.7% less for transportation
Belgrade
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
RSD716
|
$2.40
AZN4.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.48
RSD3,318
|
$15.22
AZN25.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,973.40
RSD2,827,048
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
RSD1,031
|
$5.65
AZN9.60
|
|
pay 57.0% less for housing
Belgrade
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.25
RSD2,857
|
$15.40
AZN26.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$804.75
RSD87,592
|
$344.95
AZN586.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.56
RSD58,075
|
$206.98
AZN351.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.34
RSD13,533
|
$39.58
AZN67.29
|
|
pay 27.5% less for childcare
Belgrade
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$308.79
RSD33,610
|
$201.02
AZN341.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.61
RSD743,471
|
$5,449.15
AZN9,263.56
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
RSD253
|
$1.35
AZN2.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
RSD219
|
$3.01
AZN5.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
RSD415
|
$2.94
AZN5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.87
RSD3,469
|
$34.19
AZN58.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
RSD709
|
$4.71
AZN8.00
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
Belgrade
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
RSD8,883
|
$44.85
AZN76.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.64
RSD3,770
|
$42.45
AZN72.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.50
RSD10,286
|
$102.17
AZN173.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.63
RSD12,804
|
$66.07
AZN112.31
|
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