Cost of living comparison
Baku is 63.2% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Baku instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 70.9% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$40.35
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.13
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.09
|
$0.56
AZN0.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.22
|
$0.31
AZN0.53
|
|
pay 59.5% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.47
|
$0.44
AZN0.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$9.71
|
$2.40
AZN4.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$9.80
|
$5.06
AZN8.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.20
|
$1.49
AZN2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.48
|
$2.02
AZN3.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.22
|
$0.48
AZN0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.71
|
$0.72
AZN1.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.41
|
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.73
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.77
|
$0.34
AZN0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.46
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 50.6% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.25
|
$2.40
AZN4.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$151.32
|
$15.22
AZN25.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$30,263.19
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.09
|
$5.65
AZN9.60
|
|
pay 80.8% less for housing
Canberra
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$103.77
|
$15.40
AZN26.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,758.86
|
$344.95
AZN586.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,260.04
|
$206.98
AZN351.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$277.12
|
$39.58
AZN67.29
|
|
pay 74.9% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,549.67
|
$201.02
AZN341.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$21,494.07
|
$5,449.15
AZN9,263.56
|
|
pay 60.4% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.11
|
$1.35
AZN2.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.66
|
$3.01
AZN5.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$35.31
|
$2.94
AZN5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$97.82
|
$34.19
AZN58.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.18
|
$4.71
AZN8.00
|
|
pay 45.4% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$141.40
|
$44.85
AZN76.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$109.96
|
$42.45
AZN72.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$203.53
|
$102.17
AZN173.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$276.97
|
$66.07
AZN112.31
|
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