Cost of living comparison
Baku is 22.7% more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Baku instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 1.5% less for restaurants
Damascus
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
$0.56
AZN0.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
$0.31
AZN0.53
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
Damascus
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
$0.44
AZN0.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
$2.40
AZN4.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
$5.06
AZN8.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
$1.49
AZN2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
$2.02
AZN3.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
$0.48
AZN0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
$0.72
AZN1.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
SYP782
|
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP961
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP721
|
$0.34
AZN0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP446
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 35.0% less for transportation
Damascus
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
$2.40
AZN4.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$15.22
AZN25.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
$5.65
AZN9.60
|
|
pay 9.9% more for housing
Damascus
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
$15.40
AZN26.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
$344.95
AZN586.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
$206.98
AZN351.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
$39.58
AZN67.29
|
|
pay 77.3% more for childcare
Damascus
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
$201.02
AZN341.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
$5,449.15
AZN9,263.56
|
|
pay 78.3% more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$1.35
AZN2.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
$3.01
AZN5.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
$2.94
AZN5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
$34.19
AZN58.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$4.71
AZN8.00
|
|
pay 14.5% more for clothing
Damascus
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
$44.85
AZN76.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
$42.45
AZN72.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
$102.17
AZN173.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
$66.07
AZN112.31
|
|
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