Cost of living comparison
Baku is 43.8% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Baku instead of Italy, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Baku
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.62
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.44
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.27
|
$0.56
AZN0.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.31
AZN0.53
|
|
pay 45.3% less for groceries
Italy
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
$0.44
AZN0.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.69
|
$2.40
AZN4.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.53
|
$5.06
AZN8.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
$1.49
AZN2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.15
|
$2.02
AZN3.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.48
AZN0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.72
AZN1.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.11
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.34
AZN0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 55.2% less for transportation
Italy
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.45
|
$2.40
AZN4.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.66
|
$15.22
AZN25.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,040.04
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.32
|
$5.65
AZN9.60
|
|
pay 56.2% less for housing
Italy
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.55
|
$15.40
AZN26.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€564.71
|
$344.95
AZN586.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€453.93
|
$206.98
AZN351.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€140.89
|
$39.58
AZN67.29
|
|
pay 49.8% less for childcare
Italy
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€426.52
|
$201.02
AZN341.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,919.16
|
$5,449.15
AZN9,263.56
|
|
pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Baku
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.48
|
$1.35
AZN2.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$3.01
AZN5.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
$2.94
AZN5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.09
|
$34.19
AZN58.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.66
|
$4.71
AZN8.00
|
|
pay 14.1% less for clothing
Italy
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€74.63
|
$44.85
AZN76.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€33.93
|
$42.45
AZN72.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.17
|
$102.17
AZN173.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€106.65
|
$66.07
AZN112.31
|
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