Cost of living comparison
Baku is 49.8% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Baku instead of Canada, you would:
pay 60.9% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$0.56
AZN0.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$0.31
AZN0.53
|
|
pay 55.5% less for groceries
Canada
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$0.44
AZN0.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$2.40
AZN4.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
$5.06
AZN8.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$1.49
AZN2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$2.02
AZN3.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$0.48
AZN0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.72
AZN1.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$0.34
AZN0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 49.2% less for transportation
Canada
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
$2.40
AZN4.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.30
|
$15.22
AZN25.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,863.83
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.22
|
$5.65
AZN9.60
|
|
pay 71.7% less for housing
Canada
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.59
|
$15.40
AZN26.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.08
|
$344.95
AZN586.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,303.16
|
$206.98
AZN351.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.50
|
$39.58
AZN67.29
|
|
pay 66.0% less for childcare
Canada
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.67
|
$201.02
AZN341.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,187.04
|
$5,449.15
AZN9,263.56
|
|
pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$1.35
AZN2.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$3.01
AZN5.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
$2.94
AZN5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.48
|
$34.19
AZN58.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
$4.71
AZN8.00
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
Canada
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.21
|
$44.85
AZN76.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
$42.45
AZN72.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.72
|
$102.17
AZN173.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.81
|
$66.07
AZN112.31
|
|
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